A renowned Sri Lankan Catholic journalist and social activist has received a prestigious award from the Timor-Leste government in recognition of his unwavering commitment to the country's struggle for ...

The 27-meter statue of Cristo Rei (Christ the King) on Cap Fatucama is a striking Dili landmark. The birth of Timor-Leste 23 years ago came amidst enormous pain, destruction and sacrifice. (Photo: ...

Leste’s membership of the Association for Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is good for regional security goes something like this: Timor-Leste is a young, post-conflict, least-developed country.

In October 2025, Timor-Leste will conclude what President Jose Ramos-Horta called its “long-awaited accession” to become the 11th member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, ...

Missionaries first brought the Catholic faith to the island of Timor, off the northern coast of Australia, in 1515. East Timor’s President José Ramos-Horta and Cardinal Virgílio do Carmo da ...

Timor-Leste has shown immediate leadership in the opening months of its Asean membership, meeting its commitment to peace, ...

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres – who, while prime minster of Portugal, was heavily involved in the international effort to resolve the crisis in Timor-Leste – attended the celebrations.

It’s been 20 years since Timor-Leste (formerly East Timor) declared its independence from Indonesia, and the nation has undergone remarkable transformation since then. Once a province of Indonesia, ...

The Southeast Asian nation of Timor-Leste and the East African state of Mozambique are about 10,000 kilometers apart, yet their history is unusually connected. The two former Portuguese colonies are ...

DILI, East Timor (AP) — When the Vatican acknowledged in 2022 that the Nobel Peace Prize-winning, East Timorese independence hero Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo had sexually abused young boys, it appeared ...