Timor Leste

American Carmelite missionary helped Timor-Leste's poor

The late Brother Sean Keefe was a prolific educationist, champion of the poor and advocate of social justice

Tiny yet strong: Timor-Leste's exemplary Covid-19 success

The Catholic-majority nation shows the world how to vanquish a mighty, invisible enemy

Time for soul searching over clerical abuse in Timor-Leste

The scandal over a pedophile American priest and his backers is a wake-up call for the Church in the tiny nation

Timor-Leste priest sacked after supporting pedophile cleric

Archbishop forced to act after attacks on police, prosecutors, aid groups and media by Justice and Peace Commission

Defying the odds: Timor-Leste's battle with Covid-19

With help from the Church, the tiny Catholic nation has led the way in combating the coronavirus

Tiny Timor-Leste declares victory over Covid-19

The Catholic-majority country's tough response has prevented even one case of community transmission

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

A Catholic country struggles with its inner demons

Timor-Leste is a young country with much to learn politically, morally and spiritually

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

Political turmoil brings new governing alliance in Timor-Leste

Miscalculations by Xanana Gusmão have allowed Taur Matan Ruak to unexpectedly consolidate his premiership

Vietnam arrests rights defender for anti-state campaign

India's top court dismisses bid for federal anti-conversion law

Nuns offer Filipina teenagers sense of family

US Catholic educators seek ways to tackle racism in the Church

Belfast bishop asks politicians not to incite violence

Young people help Philippine detainees secure better future