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In East Timor, U.S. Retreats From Plan to Build ‘Lifesaving’ Sewage Plant

October 1, 2025October 2, 2025Ted AlcornComments Off on In East Timor, U.S. Retreats From Plan to Build ‘Lifesaving’ Sewage Plant

A U.S. aid agency had committed hundreds of millions of dollars to the project, which could help provide clean water. Now its board wants to pull out of the agreement.

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East Timor’s Challenges Two Decades After Independence

February 16, 2025February 18, 2025Sui-Lee Wee and Ulet IfansastiComments Off on East Timor’s Challenges Two Decades After Independence

East Timor has become a stable democracy after securing independence in 2002. But its finances are precarious, and nearly half of its people live in poverty.

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Pope’s Grueling Asia Tour Points Toward a Less-Western Church

September 13, 2024September 13, 2024EMMA BUBOLAComments Off on Pope’s Grueling Asia Tour Points Toward a Less-Western Church

The long trip by a frail, 87-year-old pope was seen as a bold endeavor and a muscular step for a global church looking East.

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Why Is Pope Francis Going to East Timor?

September 9, 2024September 9, 2024SUI-LEE WEEComments Off on Why Is Pope Francis Going to East Timor?

The Roman Catholic Church played an important part in East Timor’s independence struggle. But one of its heroes from that time has been accused of sexual abuse.

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Are Pacific Islands a ‘Dumping Ground’ for Accused Priests?

September 6, 2024September 6, 2024Pete McKenzieComments Off on Are Pacific Islands a ‘Dumping Ground’ for Accused Priests?

Over a decades-long period, more than 30 Catholic priests and missionaries moved to remote island nations after they had allegedly abused children in the West, or had been found to do so.

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Pope Francis Begins Grueling Asia Tour

September 2, 2024September 2, 2024EMMA BUBOLAComments Off on Pope Francis Begins Grueling Asia Tour

The 11-day trip, a signal that Francis does not intend to slow down, requires nearly 45 hours of air travel and meetings in tropical climates.

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Pope Francis Begins Grueling Asia Tour

September 2, 2024September 2, 2024EMMA BUBOLAComments Off on Pope Francis Begins Grueling Asia Tour

The 11-day trip, a signal that Francis does not intend to slow down, requires nearly 45 hours of air travel and meetings in tropical climates.

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Vatican Disciplined Nobel Laureate Bishop Over Child Abuse Claims

September 29, 2022September 29, 2022JASON HOROWITZComments Off on Vatican Disciplined Nobel Laureate Bishop Over Child Abuse Claims

After accusations against him became public, the Vatican said that in 2020 it had punished Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo, a hero of the independence movement in his native East Timor.

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Pope Francis Announces 21 New Cardinals

May 29, 2022May 29, 2022ELISABETTA POVOLEDOComments Off on Pope Francis Announces 21 New Cardinals

The new “princes of the church” hail from places like India, Nigeria, Singapore and South Korea. They will be among those who help choose a new pope.

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How Countries With No Snow Are Competing in the Winter Olympics

February 15, 2022February 16, 2022Sui-Lee Wee and Matthew FuttermanComments Off on How Countries With No Snow Are Competing in the Winter Olympics

Several skiers representing countries with little snow are making their Olympic debut in Beijing, partly because of a diversity initiative that has generated controversy.

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