Pope Francisโ Mass in East Timor draws 600,000 people, nearly half the population
The Vatican says some 600,000 people have attended Pope Francisโ Mass in East Timor, or nearly half the countryโs population.
Activists criticize high cost of Pope Francis' visit to East Timor, one of the poorest nations
East Timor pulled out all stops for Pope Francisโ historic visit to one of the worldโs youngest and poorest countries to the tune of $12 million, drawing rebuke from activists and human rights organizations.
East Timor votes in parliamentary election aiming to break political impasse
Vote counting is underway in East Timorโs parliamentary election with two former independence fighters considered for the post of prime minister.
UN, abuse survivor groups seek Vatican investigation of Belo
The United Nations and advocacy groups for survivors of clergy sexual abuse are urging Pope Francis to authorize a full investigation into Nobel Peace Prize-winning Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo.
East Timor's Catholics rally behind accused Nobel bishop
East Timorโs Catholics have reacted with shock but also expressions of support for revered independence icon and Nobel Peace Prize winner Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo following allegations he sexually abused boys decades ago in the impoverished Southeast Asian nation.
Vatican sanctions Nobel laureate after Timor accusations
The Vatican says it imposed disciplinary sanctions on Nobel Peace Prize-winning Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo following allegations that he sexually abused boys in East Timor in the 1990s.
East Timor vote highlights young nation's political impasse
Vote counting is underway in East Timorโs presidential elections with two former fighters for independence, one current and one former president, considered to be the front-runners.