A small half-island country about the size of Montenegro, East Timor has turquoise waters lapping onto white-sand beaches and ...

Timor-Leste’s accession to Asean marks a pivotal moment for the region and holds particular significance for Malaysia as we ...

Pope Francis is set to visit Indonesia, East Timor, Papua New Guinea and Singapore in September, delighting Catholics in the region. It is possible he will also stop in Vietnam.

Although it was never officially announced, Pope Francis was expected to visit East Timor, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea in 2020, but the trip was postponed with the outbreak of the COVID-19 ...

DILI, East Timor (AP) — When Pope Francis makes his trip to Asia’s newest country, East Timor, it will make him the second pope to visit after John Paul in 1989, and the first since the ...

East Timor was granted observer status in Asean after its secession from Indonesia in 2002, with the bloc in 2022 agreeing "in principle" to admit the country, allowing it access to the bloc's ...

A papal trip to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and East Timor was canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said that the pope’s full schedule for this ...

Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Pope Francis will embark on an 11-day trip starting Tuesday to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore. The 87-year-old pope's longest journey of his pontificate ...

The Vatican says Pope Francis, 87, will visit Indonesia, East Timor, Papua New Guinea and Singapore in September even as his health has been a concern.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis will visit Indonesia, East Timor, Papua New Guinea and Singapore in September, the Vatican announced Friday, confirming the longest trip of Francis’ papacy ...