East Timor Region (ETR)

East Timor Mission News March 2008
Fr Ruedi Hofmann (IDO) had a fall. The wound he received became infected and he was hospitalized to take care of it. The main concern...read more

Jesuit Refugee Service in East Timor
After re-establishing itself in Dili, East Timor in October 2007, the Jesuit Refugee Service embarked on a journey to provide emergency community assistance to the...read more

East Timor November 2007
Fr Jose Martins traveled to Singapore on November 12-21 for a health check up. Fr Filomeno Abel traveled to Rome November 19-30 to participate in...read more

East Timor October 2007
Bishop Alberto Ricardo gave his consent for Father General to canonically erect the Lahane House as a Jesuit Community in preparation for its becoming a...read more

East Timor News September 2007
Father General has approved the establishment of a novitiate in East Timor in 2008, likely in April. He has further approved the appointment of Fr...read more

East Timor News August 2007
Last August 10 –18, twelve Jesuits made their annual retreat at the Dare Retreat House, with Fr John Mace giving points once a day.read more

East Timor News July 2007
Our celebration of the Feast of St. Ignatius began with a 9:00 a.m. mass in our garden for Jesuits and the friends and families of...read more

East Timor: new appointment and sabbatical plans
Fr John Mace just appointed Fr Emil Denemark (KOR) as local treasurer, replacing Fr Dibyawiyata (IDO) who will leave for a year's sabbatical at the...read more

April-May Highlights in East Timor
Entrance to the Novitiate Last April 22, Edgerio Martins, Julio Sousa, Marito Monteiro and Silvestre de Jesus officially began their two years of novitiate in...read more