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Child abuse scandals hang over Pope’s East Timor visit
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Child abuse scandals hang over Pope’s East Timor visit

The Hindu  

When Pope Francis becomes the first pontiff to visit an independent East Timor, he will confront a clergy beset by child abuse scandals that have been largely ignored by the deeply Catholic country’s freedom heroes. Cases include Nobel-winning Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo, who helped Asia’s youngest nation free itself from Indonesian occupation, but who the Vatican secretly punished over claims …

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Activists criticize high cost of Pope Francis’ visit to East Timor, one of the poorest nations
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Activists criticize high cost of Pope Francis’ visit to East Timor, one of the poorest nations

New Indian Express  

DILI, East Timor: East Timor pulled out all stops for Pope Francis’ historic visit to one of the world’s youngest and poorest countries to the tune of $12 million, drawing rebuke from activists and human rights organizations in a nation where almost half the population lives in poverty. East Timor has recently faced challenges of high inflation and weather changes …

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East Timor looks to the pope's visit as a reward after 20 years of fragile stability
3 months, 2 weeks ago

East Timor looks to the pope's visit as a reward after 20 years of fragile stability

The Independent  

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In his longest foreign trip, Pope to chair an interfaith meeting in Jakarta mosque
5 months, 2 weeks ago

In his longest foreign trip, Pope to chair an interfaith meeting in Jakarta mosque

The Hindu  

Pope Francis will preside over an interfaith meeting in a mosque in the world’s largest predominantly Muslim country during a four-nation Asian visit in September that will be the longest and most complicated foreign trip of his pontificate. The Vatican on Friday released the itinerary for the Pope’s September 2-13 trip to Indonesia, East Timor, Papua New Guinea and Singapore. …

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East Timor’s independence hero Xanana Gusmao returns to power as prime minister
1 year, 5 months ago

East Timor’s independence hero Xanana Gusmao returns to power as prime minister

Associated Press  

DILI, East Timor — Former East Timor independence fighter Xanana Gusmao was sworn in on Saturday as prime minister of Asia’s youngest country after his party won the parliamentary election in May. The new government is a coalition between Gusmao’s National Congress of the Reconstruction of East Timor, known as CNRT, and the Democratic Party. Gusmao faces an uphill battle …

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East Timor’s opposition party wins most seats in parliamentary election
1 year, 7 months ago

East Timor’s opposition party wins most seats in parliamentary election

Associated Press  

DILI, East Timor — East Timor’s opposition party won Sunday’s parliamentary election, meaning independence fighter Xanana Gusmao is likely to return as prime minister in Asia’s youngest democracy. The final vote count released by the National Elections Commission on Tuesday showed Gusmao’s National Congress of the Reconstruction of East Timor, known as CNRT, won 41% of the votes and gained …

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UN, abuse survivor groups seek Vatican investigation of Belo
2 years, 2 months ago

UN, abuse survivor groups seek Vatican investigation of Belo

Associated Press  

VATICAN CITY — The United Nations and advocacy groups for survivors of clergy sexual abuse are urging Pope Francis to authorize a full investigation of Catholic Church archives on three continents to ascertain who knew what and when about sexual abuse by Nobel Peace Prize-winning Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo, the revered independence hero of East Timor. The Vatican’s sex abuse …

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Veterans face off in final round of East Timor presidential poll
2 years, 8 months ago

Veterans face off in final round of East Timor presidential poll

Al Jazeera  

Jose Ramos-Horta seems to have edge over Francisco ‘Lu Olo’ Guterres, but Asia’s youngest nation wants to move beyond old rivalries. Voting in the second and final round of presidential elections in East Timor – officially known as Timor-Leste – has closed, with the region’s newest nation facing a generational crossroads. “The current candidates in the runoff election are old …

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