The majority of the population of EastTimor is Christian, and the CatholicChurch is the dominant religious institution, although it is not formally the...
Indonesian invasion and occupation of EastTimor. The majority of sources consider the Indonesian killings inEastTimor to constitute genocide, while other...
The CatholicChurchinEastTimor, based only from Latin rites, currently consists of one archdiocese and two dioceses forming an ecclesiastical province...
occupation of EastTimor began in December 1975 and lasted until October 1999. After centuries of Portuguese colonial rule inEastTimor, the 1974 Carnation...
EastTimor, also known as Timor-Leste, officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is a country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half...
The CatholicChurchin the Middle East is under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. The CatholicChurch is said to have traditionally originated...
of EastTimor reflects numerous cultural influences, including Portuguese, Roman Catholic, and Malay, on the indigenous Austronesian cultures inEast Timor...
Administration inEastTimor as a United Nations protectorate. EastTimor was colonised by Portugal in the mid-16th century and administered as Portuguese Timor. Following...
Assyrian Church of the East (ACOE), sometimes called the Church of the East and officially known as the Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East (HACACE)...
The Church of Santo António de Motael is the oldest Roman CatholicchurchinEastTimor and is located in Dili, the country's capital city. It is dedicated...
EastTimor, officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. The country comprises the eastern half of the...
from periods of practical training inEastTimor and Macau from 1974 to 1976, Belo studied philosophy at the Catholic University of Portugal and the Salesian...
Portuguese Timor (Portuguese: Timor Português) was a colonial possession of Portugal that existed between 1702 and 1975. During most of this period, Portugal...
The national flag of EastTimor (Portuguese: Bandeira de Timor-Leste) is one of the official symbols of EastTimor. It consists of a red field with the...
support the EastTimor's ballot. The CatholicChurchin Australia urged the Australian Government to send an armed peacekeeping force to EastTimor to end...
The CatholicChurch, also known as the Roman CatholicChurch, is the largest Christian church, with 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2022...
the population professing the Catholic faith, along with EastTimor, and has the third largest Catholic population in the world after Brazil and Mexico...
The Indonesian invasion of EastTimor, known in Indonesia as Operation Lotus (Indonesian: Operasi Seroja), began on 7 December 1975 when the Indonesian...
cathedrals inEastTimor. Cathedrals of the Roman CatholicChurchinEastTimor: St. Anthony Cathedral, Baucau Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Díli...
people inEastTimor face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Both male and female same-sex sexual activity are legal inEastTimor, but...
Independent EastTimor (Portuguese: Frente Revolucionária de Timor-Leste Independente, abbreviated as Fretilin) is a centre-left political party inEastTimor. It...
adherents of the Chaldean CatholicChurch, which originates from the historic Church of the East. Other Christian denominations present in Assyrian demographics...
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