Fly over Timor-Leste, where the vibrant capital city of Dili meets pristine beaches, lush mountains, and rich cultural heritage—captured in stunning drone footage that showcases the country's ...

East Timor achieved independence in 2002, after years of war against an occupying Indonesian military. On his visit last year, Pope Francis lauded the impoverished, nascent nation for its ...

Hkakabo Razi in Myanmar is the tallest mountain in South-East Asia. — WorldAtlas.com 3 A giant statue of Buddha sits atop Vietnam’s Fansipan.

Pope Francis landed in East Timor, also called Timor-Leste, on Sept. 9 for the third leg of his 11-day trip to Southeast Asia and Oceania.Evangelization has been an essential theme of the journey ...

Dili, East Timor, Sep 10, 2024 / 02:55 am. 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.

Timor-Leste's president shares his thoughts on U.S. action in Gaza, ... Ramos-Horta, age 25, talks to Fretilin freedom fighters in the remote mountains of East Timor on October 4, 1975.

East Timor's Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao delivers his remarks during the 25th Anniversary of the country's referendum and independence celebrations in Dili, East Timor, on August 30, 2024. Lirio ...

It will be only the second papal visit to East Timor since Catholicism arrived with missionaries in the 16th century, following John Paul II in 1989.

Pope Francis arrived Monday in East Timor, where he will rally the Catholic-majority nation's faithful with a huge mass on the third stop of a gruelling 12-day Asia-Pacific tour.

Pope Francis has arrived in East Timor, where he will rally the Catholic-majority nation's faithful with a huge mass on the third stop of a gruelling 12-day Asia-Pacific tour.

East Timor is still a net food importer and has inadequate tourism infrastructure, making it hard to diversify. Yet its president was more optimistic. "Timor-Leste in 2002 had less than 60 years ...

East Timor achieved independence in 2002, after years of war against an occupying Indonesian military. On his visit last year, Pope Francis lauded the impoverished, nascent nation for its ...