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Pope Francis in East Timor for Mass that could draw half its population

DILI (Reuters) -Pope Francis arrived on Monday in East Timor, a predominantly Catholic nation in Southeast Asia, for a three-day visit that will include an open-air celebration of Mass the Vatican ...
National Catholic Register

Pope Francis Arrives in East Timor, Asia’s Youngest and Most Catholic Country

Upon his arrival in the Catholic island of East Timor on Monday, Pope Francis entrusted the new country to the Blessed Virgin Mary, “I entrust East Timor and all its people to the protection of the ...
Sioux City Journal

Militias set homes ablaze as foreign troops try to quell violence in East Timor capital

DILI, East Timor (AP) -- Renegade militias lit dozens of houses ablaze in East Timor's capital Saturday, sending women and children screaming from their homes. Civilian militias armed with machetes ...
The New York Times

Pope Goes to East Timor, Where Scandal Shadows His Church’s Heroic Past

The Roman Catholic Church played an important part in East Timor’s independence struggle. But one of its heroes from that time has been accused of sexual abuse. By Sui-Lee Wee Reporting from Dili, ...