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  • Ex-US priest on trial in East Timor on sex abuse charges

    Ex-US priest on trial in East Timor on sex abuse charges

    • Feb 23, 2021

    A defrocked American priest went on trial Tuesday to face charges he sexually abused young girls at his shelter for orphans and children from impoverished families, marking the first clergy sex case to emerge in East Timor — the most Catholic place in the world outside the Vatican.

    By Raimundos Oki
  • East Timor puts ex-US priest on trial in sex abuse scandal

    East Timor puts ex-US priest on trial in sex abuse scandal

    • Feb 22, 2021

    East Timor abruptly postponed the trial Monday of a defrocked American priest facing allegations he sexually abused young girls at a children’s shelter he ran in a remote enclave in the country.

    By Associated Press
  • India exemplifies problems facing Southeast Asia as COVID-19 spreads

    India exemplifies problems facing Southeast Asia as COVID-19 spreads

    • Mar 25, 2020

    India and other Asian countries are preparing for the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

    By Michael Sainsbury
  • Pope won’t visit East Timor, more trips in doubt

    Pope won’t visit East Timor, more trips in doubt

    • Mar 11, 2020

    The Vatican representative to East Timor said a visit by Pope Francis has been cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak.

    By Associated Press
  • Catholic leaders in Indonesia plan for possible papal trip in September

    Catholic leaders in Indonesia plan for possible papal trip in September

    • Mar 6, 2020

    Details are beginning to emerge of a potential trip by Pope Francis to Indonesia, East Timor and Papua New Guinea in September.

    By Michael Sainsbury
  • Poverty, brain drain, sects: East Timor’s archbishop talks of challenges

    Poverty, brain drain, sects: East Timor’s archbishop talks of challenges

    • Sep 25, 2019

    The newly elevated archbishop of Dili said the number of the Catholics and vocations in East Timor remains high, but the faithful face many challenges, including high unemployment, emigration and proselytism by groups such as Jehovah’s Witnesses.

    By Sarah MacDonald
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