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 ...

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 ...

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

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

But criticism has risen in the build-up to the pope’s visit ... “In a democracy like Timor-Leste, journalists should never have to face obstruction or arrest for covering events of public ...