An estimated 600,000 people — nearly half of East Timor’s population —- packed a seaside park Tuesday for Pope Francis’ final Mass, held on the same field where St. John Paul II prayed 35 ...
Francis landed in Dili, the capital, for a 48-hour stop on his two-week tour through Asia. More than 95% of East Timor’s 1.4 million people are Catholic. Pope John Paul II visited the region in ...
Pope Francis on third leg of ambitious four-country trip Vatican expects 750,000 people for open-air Mass on Tuesday East Timor, population 96% Catholic, recently affected by abuse scandals DILI ...
In East Timor, a country where 98% of the population is Catholic, Pope Francis was met with great enthusiasm on Tuesday by local clergy and religious. About 600 clergy and religious crammed into ...
An estimated 600,000 Catholics attended Pope Francis’ Mass on Tuesday in East Timor, a small island country that is 98% Catholic. The pope celebrated the youthfulness of East Timor at the ...
(AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File) Faithful gather at the Esplanade of Taci Tolu during Pope Francis’ apostolic trip to Asia, in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (Willy Kurniawan ...
TASITOLU, East Timor — An estimated 600,000 people — nearly half of East Timor’s population —- packed a seaside park Tuesday for Pope Francis’ final Mass, held on the same field where St ...
An estimated 600,000 people — nearly half of East Timor’s population —- packed a seaside park Tuesday for Pope Francis’ final Mass, held on the same field where St. John Paul II prayed 35 ...
Almost half the population of East Timor gathered this week for an outdoor mass held by Pope Francis. The pontiff held East Timor's first papal mass on Monday with over 600,000 worshipers in ...
TASITOLU, East Timor (AP) — An estimated 600,000 people — a figure nearing half of East Timor’s population — packed a seaside park Tuesday for Pope Francis’ final Mass, held on the same ...