Catholic majority East Timor on Tuesday began seven days of national mourning to mark the death of Pope Francis, with people gathering for prayers and flags flying at half-mast across the Asian nation ...

Pope John Paul II visited East Timor in 1989 when it was under Indonesian ... Spirit will choose the right man or right person for the Church in this global era," said Sister Guilhermina Marcal ...

The church was packed to two levels ... with many adorning shirts handed out during Francis's visit. East Timor achieved independence in 2002, after years of war against an occupying Indonesian ...

April 21 (Reuters) - East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta said on Monday the death of Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, was a tremendous loss for the ...

He had also defended Daschbach and said he should not be in prison. The Catholic church is one of East Timor's most powerful institutions, although Francis did not mention a specific case or ...