As Pope Francis becomes the first pontiff to visit East Timor, he will confront a child abuse scandal involving a priest, an issue that has long been...

JAKARTA — President Joko Widodo welcomed Pope Francis who just arrived in Indonesia, Tuesday (3/9), his first stop on a four-nation tour of...

JAKARTA — President Joko Widodo welcomed Pope Francis who just arrived in Indonesia, Tuesday (3/9), his first stop on a four-nation tour of...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is heading to Indonesia to start the longest trip of his pontificate , hoping to encourage its Catholic community...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is heading to Indonesia to start the longest trip of his pontificate , hoping to encourage its Catholic community...

The Vatican estimates at least 600,000 attend the mass, with Timor Leste one of two mainly Catholic countries in Asia.

When the Vatican acknowledged in 2022 that the Nobel Peace Prize-winning, East Timorese independence hero Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo had sexually...

Dili (East Timor) (AFP) – When Pope Francis becomes the first pontiff to visit an independent East Timor, he will confront a clergy beset by child...

Dili (East Timor) (AFP) – When Pope Francis becomes the first pontiff to visit an independent East Timor, he will confront a clergy beset by child...

  Pope Francis landed in Singapore on Wednesday afternoon after visiting East Timor, where he is expected to promote interfaith dialogue and...