East Timor Region (ETR)

Railaku church to be repaired
Fr Bong Abad Santos (PHI) continues to dream of making Railaku a full-fledged parish. For this to be possible, one of the things to be...read more

East Timor November 2008 News
Fr Dibya (IDO) returned to East Timor early August and began his duties as Socius to the Novice Master and Director of the Candidacy Program....read more

East Timor October 2008 News
The three first-year novices, Armando Smith, Gemito de Jesus and Luis Perreira, began the Spiritual Exercises on November 1 under the tutelage of Fr Joaquim...read more

East Timor September 2008 News
Comings and Goings Fr Horie Setsuro (JPN) departed East Timor on September 22. His first stop is Japan to visit Jesuits, family and friends. He...read more

East Timor July 2008 News
Community Retreat Thirteen mission members plus three novices made their annual retreat at the Carmelite Retreat House in Maubara on July 14 - 22. Fr...read more

A vocation story
Joaquim Pires, the sole East Timorese in this year's batch of first year Juniors at the Arrupe International Residence shared his vocation story. You may...read more

Apostolic Home Visit to East Timor
(L-R) Apau, Calisto, Gustavo, Joao, Side, Isaias and Diego in the location of the new houses for Casa de Producao Audiovisual (CPA), established by the...read more

East Timor May 2008 News
Congratulations to Joaquim Pires on taking First Vows last May 19. We pray that his adjustment to life at Arrupe Residence will go smoothly --...read more

East Timor April 2008 News
Novitiate Opening Novice Master Fr. Joaquim Sarmento (right) with first three novices to enter Manresa Jesuit Novitiate in Dili, East Timor, Armando Smith, Luis Pereira...read more