Millions of faithful across Southeast Asia are mourning the death of Pope ... holy mass at the Esplanade of Tasitolu in Dili, East Timor, in September 2024 (Getty) The Pope’s three-day visit ...

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 world, not just Christians.

DILI, East Timor, April 23 (Reuters ... it is also one of only two predominantly Christian countries in Asia, and among the remotest outposts of the global 1.4 billion Catholic community.

Helde Marcal Belo, a civil servant, in tears after the Mass, said he had been moved by Francis’ decision to visit East Timor last year as part of a gruelling 12-day tour of Asia and Oceania ...

The president of Asia's youngest, predominantly-Catholic nation told Reuters flags in East Timor would be flown at half-mast for one week to honour the late pontiff's life and a mass would also be ...

East Timor Couple Have Seen Two Popes Visit ... it is also one of only two predominantly Christian countries in Asia, and among the remotest outposts of the global 1.4 billion Catholic community.

More than 600,000 people - or nearly half East Timor's 1.3 million population - turned out to see Francis last year during his 12-day visit to Asia and Oceania. One of those who attended last ...

Helde Marcal Belo, a civil servant, in tears after the Mass, said he had been moved by Francis' decision to visit East Timor last year as part of a gruelling 12-day tour of Asia and Oceania ...

The president of Asia's youngest, predominantly-Catholic nation told Reuters flags in East Timor would be flown at half-mast for one week to honour the late pontiff's life and a mass would also be ...

Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in East Timor to see the Argentine pontiff, who also visited Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Singapore on a gruelling Asia-Pacific tour. "Since the pope just ...