"Island Encounters: Timor-Leste from the outside in", Lisa Palmer's new book, is part travelogue, part memoir and part accessible academic analysis. "It is a narrative incorporating my experiences ...

Love and revolution in East Timor ... That was how Australian-born Kirsty Sword, now Kirsty Sword Gusmão, wife since 2000 of East Timor's prime minister, Xanana Gusmão, ...

"'I'm in love with Timor'," Silva recalled Francis telling him during the pontiff's trip last year. More than 600,000 people - nearly half of East Timor's population - turned out then to see Francis.

Leste, where the vibrant capital city of Dili meets pristine beaches, lush mountains, and rich cultural heritage—captured in ...

East Timor is not caught up in the rivalry between China and the United States and it will not take a side, President Jose Ramos-Horta said. In an exclusive interview, he said Dili had ...

More than 97% of East Timor's 1.3 million people are Roman Catholics, making it one of the largest majorities in the world. Cardinal Virgilio do Carmo da Silva, 57, ...

East Timor is not caught up in the rivalry between China and the United States and it will not take a side, President Jose Ramos-Horta said. In an exclusive interview, he said Dili had ...

The first ever cardinal of Roman Catholic-majority East Timor had barely had time to process the news of Pope Francis' death when he received the summons to attend the conclave that will elect the new ...

Catholic Church Transition: East Timor's Cardinal Silva recalls Pope Francis' bond with Timorese people as he travels to Vatican for papal conclave.