Thomas Ora

Timor-Leste's first archbishop receives pallium

Pope unable to bestow vestment personally on Archbishop Virgilio do Carmo da Silva of Dili due to Covid-19 restrictions

Schools in Timor-Leste set to reopen

Covid-19 restrictions ease as minister gives the all-clear for June 15 as long as health protocols are followed

Masses resume in Timor-Leste churches

Reopening comes after no new Covid-19 cases reported in two weeks, but state of emergency is extended

Timor-Leste MPs fight over speaker's chair

Brawls in parliament bring calls for calm from Dili's archbishop

Church in Timor-Leste steps up Covid-19 assistance

Pastoral task force to provide spiritual, material aid as social distancing measures are extended

Timor-Leste mourns 'doctor of the poor'

President Guterres pays tribute to Dr. Daniel Murphy's 22 years of service to the health of marginalized people

Timor-Leste archbishop calls for unity in Covid-19 fight

Tiny Catholic-majority country records only its second confirmed coronavirus case

Timor-Leste president declares state of emergency

Government calls on people to stay at home, bans entry to foreigners

Timor-Leste bishops suspend Easter celebrations

Decision comes three days after the country reported its first confirmed Covid-19 case

Dili Archdiocese cancels Masses after first Covid-19 case

Schools, universities shut down as Timor-Leste moves fast to contain the spread of coronavirus

Timor-Leste PM offers to quit amid budget impasse

Taur Matan Ruak submits resignation as new coalition waits to take power

Joao de Deus Pires, a priest and pioneer

A lynchpin of the Church in Timor-Leste has died at the age of 91

Thailand's road toll comes at too high a price

Hong Kong's freedom fighters pay the price of bravery

Vatican's Ramadan message says Christians, Muslims must spread hope

Haitian bishops' Mass for freedom turns violent

As pandemic worsens in Brazil, pope tells bishops to give hope

US withdrawal from Afghanistan risks civil war, says Kabul priest