Leste's church abruptly resigned and moved to Mozambique amidst claims he sexually abused young boys over a 20-year period.

Pope Francis on Sept. 9 arrived on the small island of East Timor where he issued a broad condemnation of abuse, but stopped short of specifically addressing the church's complicated record on clergy ...

Pope Francis on Sept. 9 arrived on the small island of East Timor where he issued a broad condemnation of abuse, but stopped short of specifically addressing the church's complicated record on clergy ...

When the Vatican acknowledged in 2022 that the Nobel Peace Prize-winning, East Timorese independence hero Bishop Carlos ...

When Pope Francis becomes the first pontiff to ... people of Timor-Leste to take more effective measures to prevent sexual abuse," the Timor-Leste NGO Forum, a civil society coalition, wrote ...

Multiple victims of sexual abuse committed by the Catholic Church in Belgium have called on Pope Francis to recognise their suffering in an open letter published yesterday. “Although you have ...

Pope Francis has been called on to address child sexual abuse in the Catholic church during his upcoming visit to Timor-Leste. The request, made by influential non-profit organisation ...

Pope Francis will come face to face with the ... But so far, there is no word if he will meet with victims or even mention the sex abuse directly, as he has in other countries where the rank ...

hen Pope Francis becomes the first pontiff to ... people of Timor-Leste to take more effective measures to prevent sexual abuse," the Timor-Leste NGO Forum, a civil society coalition, wrote ...