Tag: Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste pilgrims grateful for WYD opportunity
Nine pilgrims from Timor Leste were supported by the Archdiocese of Sydney to attend World Youth Day in Lisbon, and had the opportunity to...
Bishop Richard Umbers shares fruits of Caritas Timor-Leste tour with schools
Auxiliary Bishop Richard Umbers has urged Catholic school students across Sydney to reflect more deeply on the challenges faced by communities living in poverty overseas and look at practical ways to offer ongoing help to them throughout the school year.
Creating thriving Timorese communities
Maliana is one of the most picturesque postcard provinces of Timor-Leste. Beautiful, sweeping coastlines butted up against dense, green mountain regions.
Yet the natural beauty...
Rising above a violent history
Violence across all facets of life has been part of the fabric of Timor-Leste for the past half-century.
After the struggle to gain independence from...
Just what the doctor ordered
In Timor-Leste the Order of Malta is a key driver in healthcare
Despite being one of our closest neighbours, Timor-Leste is struggling to overcome the...
Terry Tobin QC: Building a Nation
It was a week to remember in Timor-Leste. A week which began with a thanksgiving Mass at the Cathedral, a week when Jose Ramos-Horta...
Crafting Timor Leste’s women a sustainable solution
Women sew up a solution for Timor Leste
A community of women in the Blue Mountains are sewing up a sustainable solution to an age-old...
John Watkins: Aussie Catholics are helping Timor-Leste’s teachers, kids
Everywhere we went in Timor-Leste, new roads were being constructed and buildings erected.
The work in progress was a visible testament to the conviction of...
From Kogarah to Kasnafar in an instant
There are 4000kms between Sydney and Timor-Leste but that distance means nothing to these youngsters at St Patrick’s Primary School at Kogarah.
The Year Six...
