President Kanda’s visit came as Timor-Leste stands on the cusp of a historic milestone—its long-anticipated accession to the ...

There are only two cities with flights to Timor-Leste. The author spent $500 on a two-hour flight from Bali with a low-cost airline.

Nearly half East Timor's population attended Pope Francis' mass at a packed seaside park on Tuesday. An estimated 600,000 people flocked to the site, held on the same field where St. John Paul II ...

The country is overwhelmingly Catholic, with Catholics making up 98% of East Timor’s 1.3 million people.

Almost half the population of East Timor, the most Catholic nation outside Vatican City, attended a Mass presided over by Pope Francis on Tuesday.

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 ...

By bno - Surabaya Office In October 2025, Timor-Leste will officially become the 11th member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), marking a historic milestone for the Southeast Asian ...

The geographical scope of a nuclear-free South-East Asia region will soon be expanded with Timor-Leste's accession to the ...

The Portuguese and Dutch traders maintained contact with East Timor in the early 16th century and Portugal took over control of the country until 1974. For a brief period, the country was occupied by ...

Pope Francis ’s mass in East Timor has been attended by around 600,000 Catholic faithful – nearly half of the country’s population – despite local anger over a demolition drive and the ...

Asia’s least visited country that’s only actually been a country for 22 years Timor-Leste became an independent country on May 20, 2002, and will celebrate its 22nd anniversary in 2024.