Friday, December 27, 2024
Friday, December 27, 2024
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East Timor
Pope Francis Leaves East Timor: "I’ll never forget your smiles"
Pope Francis’ event with young adults was his last stop in East Timor before flying four hours to Singapore for the fourth and final leg of his Sept. 2–13 trip.
Pope Francis’ Mass in East Timor Draws 600,000 Catholics, Almost Half of Country’s Population
The pope celebrated the youthfulness of East Timor at the outdoor Mass where the crowd appeared like a sea of yellow-and-white Vatican-themed umbrellas.
Pope Francis in East Timor Says Children Show us How to "be cared for by God"
“This is what one finds here: love. Without love this cannot be understood. And so we understand the love of Jesus who gave his life for us,” the Holy Father said.
Pope Francis Arrives in East Timor, Asia’s Youngest and Most Catholic Country
Francis is the first pope to visit East Timor since it gained independence from Indonesia in 2002, becoming the first new sovereign state of the 21st century.
Pope Francis Says He Would Like to Visit “the Congo and Hungary”, among Others, Next Year
He confirmed that he would visit Greece and Cyprus in December.
