East Timor cardinal-elect almost fainted when told Pope Francis had chosen him
By Catholic News Agency The newest — and first — cardinal-elect of East Timor says he was completely surprised by ...
By Catholic News Agency The newest — and first — cardinal-elect of East Timor says he was completely surprised by ...
POPE Francis said he hopes to continue traveling next year, including making visits to countries in Oceania and Southeast Asia. ...
Disaster effort: A child is rescued from Dili’s floodwaters. Photo: Facebook By Mark Bowling MORE than a hundred people have ...
Faith boost: East Timorese women performed traditional dancing as part of a farewell to Bowen’s St Mary’s parish on October ...
In need: A Mater nurse has helped send vital neonatal equipment, like these incubator cribs, to save the lives of ...
Healthy bodies: Eating healthy meals is part of the training for veteran pastoral carers. COVID-19 travel restrictions have forced Brisbane ...
Helping hands: Dr Josh Francis has been helping local health workers learn how to treat COVID-19.(Supplied: Menzies School Of Health ...
Josephite Sister Susan Connelly: “The group wants to rid itself of the mayhem, strife, and insists that something must have ...
Immersion recovery: Timor veteran Murray Sutherland and his wife Susan, from Townsville. A FORMER soldier who served in East Timor ...
Hope: Children in East Timor, 1999, were looking to a brighter future. AMID the bullets and terror surrounding East Timor’s ...
Freedom push: East Timorese villagers proclaim their support for independence ahead of the 1999 referendum. Despite the presence of militia ...
Massacre survivor: Wounded in the gunfire, Rogerio Castro Da Cruz says the Santa Cruz massacre is “engraved in my mind”. ...
Timorese visitors: East Timorese war veterans unite with Australian veterans at the recent Anzac Day commemorations in Brisbane. MEETING Brisbane ...
Emotional return: The villagers of Aidabasalala with Greg Murty, left, and Deacon Gary Stone during a recent Timor Awakening tour ...
Destruction: A burnt-out street in Dili East Timor, after pro-Indonesia militia gangs ran riot in 1999. JUST as we have ...
Service ministry: Christian Brother Frank Hennessy was in Brisbane for the closing Mass of the Brothers’ ministry in East Timor. ...
Fond memories: Those who lived and worked in East Timor gathering at St Joseph’s, Gregory Terrace for a final time ...
Mission accomplished: Friends and Partners with East Timor, led by president Lindsay Stokes, gather for a thanksgiving Mass and dinner ...
Markus and Guida Kurkela: “It has been awesome (hitch-hiking around the world), and I didn’t feel any pressure that I ...
Generous youth: Alice Grogan and Zuzana Horniak, from the St Stephen’s Cathedral Young Adults Ministry, collecting medicines for poor children ...
Timorise visitor: Fr Evaristo Da Costa outside the new Mary, Mother of Mercy Church in Burleigh Heads. Photo: Mark Bowling ...
Timor action: Josephite Sister Susan Connelly. JOSEPHITE nun and human rights advocate Josephite Sister Susan Connelly has urged Australians to ...
New hope: Students at the St Teresinha College celebrating the reopening of the school. CHILDREN in East Timor can head ...
Veteran Zen Spokes: “I was on 20 tablets a day. It was treatment for pain that felt like a knife ...
New film: 'Time to Draw the Line' explores Australia’s long connection with East Timor and reveals a chequered relationship of ...
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