East Timor has talked with Chinese firms including state-owned Sinopec about developing the stalled Greater Sunrise gas field ...

East Timor's president is seeking to allay Australia's China fears in a tussle over an expansive offshore gas field.

After a disagreement with Australia about the future of the joint field, East Timor's President Jose Ramos-Horta announced on ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia--East Timor is at an energy development crossroads. While the small Southeast Asian nation — and one of the world’s youngest countries — has made international and ...

(RNS) — Catholicism may be in decline in the West, but in East Timor, thousands gathered to catch a glimpse of the pope from the end of the world. VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In an unmistakable ...

East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta said on Wednesday a deal with Australia on a vast fossil fuel project seen as crucial to the tiny nation's economic future will be struck by November.

Pope Francis received a raucous welcome Monday as he arrived in East Timor to celebrate its recovery from a bloody and traumatic independence battle, even as he indirectly acknowledged an abuse ...

On the second day of his apostolic visit to East Timor (Timor-Leste), Pope Francis first met with children and religious sisters at the Irmãs Alma School in Dili on Tuesday morning and thanked ...

(AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File) Faithful gather at the Esplanade of Taci Tolu during Pope Francis’ apostolic trip to Asia, in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (Willy Kurniawan ...

An estimated 600,000 people – almost half of East Timor’s population – gathered in a seaside park on Tuesday for Mass led by the Pope. The service was held on the same field where Pope John ...

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Dili | The people of East Timor gave Pope Francis a rousing welcome on Monday as he arrived in East Timor to encourage its ...