POPE Francis arrived to a rock star welcome in Timor-Leste, where he will rally the Catholic-majority nation’s faithful with a huge Mass expected to attract more than half the country’s 1.3 ...

Abuse of minors, especially females, is widespread in Timor-Leste, according to UNICEF. Two out of three women aged 15-19 experienced physical or sexual violence, it noted. Cases of sexual violence ...

Pope Francis marked the 12th year of his pontificate Thursday while still recovering from lung infection. The anniversary is ...

Education officials in Catholic-majority nation say student abuse will not be tolerated after two recent scandals ...

He is in Papua New Guinea until Sept 9, and in Timor-Leste from Sept 9 to 11. The Pope is scheduled to hold a papal Mass in Singapore, which is expected to be attended by some 50,000 faithful and ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has arrived in Timor-Leste for a three-day official visit starting Wednesday (Aug 28). The trip was aimed at strengthening the ...

VATICAN: In the twelfth year of his pontificate, Pope Francis marked several key events for the Catholic Church, during which ...

We thank Pope Francis for this magisterium of fragility, for that still feeble voice of his that has joined the Rosary in St ...