East Timor has become a stable democracy after securing independence in 2002. But its finances are precarious, and nearly half of its people live in poverty. Vendors at the Taibesi market in Dili ...

East Timor is the only majority Catholic nation the pope is visiting on his ambitious 12-day trip to Southeast Asia and Oceania, his longest and farthest overseas journey yet. His final stop is ...

East Timor is the third stop on the Pope’s Sept. 2–13 trip to four countries in Southeast Asia and Oceania. While in East Timor, the pope will meet with youth, ...

DILI, East Timor — It was the farthest trip of his pontificate and one of the longest papal trips ever in terms of days on the road and distance traveled. But Pope Francis, age 87, hobbled by ...

East Timor, Asia's newest nation, finds itself entangled in geopolitical competition between the West and China, in particular over the development of offshore gas reserves. Thom Tillis says he ...

The overwhelmingly Catholic East Timor, one of the world’s poorest countries and Asia’s youngest, eagerly awaited Francis’ arrival, which came on the heels of the 25th anniversary of the U.N ...

Pope Francis received a rapturous welcome from the tiny Southeast Asian nation of East Timor, one of the world’s most Catholic countries, where almost half the population turned out for an open ...

Despite economic struggles, East Timor has built a vibrant democracy in Southeast Asia. by Joshua Kurlantzick October 4, 2021 Asia Unbound Politics and Government ...

Pope Francis will land in Dili, the capital city of East Timor, on Monday in the third stop on a Sept. 2–13 trip to four countries in Southeast Asia and Oceania.

DILI, East Timor (AP) — The president of East Timor sees Pope Francis' upcoming visit as a prime opportunity to promote Asia's youngest country on the world stage, not a time to confront the ...

East Timor is the third stop on the pope’s Sept. 2–13 trip to four countries in Southeast Asia and Oceania. While in East Timor, the pope will meet with youth, ...