East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta said on Monday the death of Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, was a tremendous loss for the world, not just Christians.

More than 600,000 people - or nearly half East Timor's 1.3 million population - turned out to see Francis last year during his 12-day visit to Asia and Oceania. One of those who attended last year ...

“Pope Francis deserves our grief because he gave ... said he had been moved by Francis’ decision to visit East Timor last year as part of a gruelling 12-day tour of Asia and Oceania, the ...

Just months after Pope Francis visited Catholic-majority East Timor, residents on Tuesday mourned his death with flags at half-mast, candle-lit vigils and emotional ceremonies with his trip fresh ...

For the first time, the majority of cardinals to choose a pope are not from Europe, as Catholic demographics shift. But ...

and dismissed the idea that nationality or geography should determine who became Pope. He elevated cardinals from several ...

An expected 133 cardinal electors will enter the Sistine Chapel May 7 to elect the new Roman pontiff, the successor to Pope ...

W hite smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel on the evening of Thursday, May 8, signalling that the Vatican has elected a new ...