East Timor Region (ETR)
A strong support network of Jesuit schools
For a few days in November, some of our young Jesuit school leaders in Cambodia, Timor-Leste, and Malaysia travelled to the Philippines to meet and...read more
The power of clean water in transforming communities
Jesuit Mission Australia held a webinar on 9 November about the uplifting impact of the Water Project in empowering rural communities in Timor-Leste. The webinar called,...read more
Helping local communities to help themselves
One of the world’s youngest nations, having achieved formal independence only in 2002, Timor-Leste is still struggling to establish itself after decades of occupation and...read more
Come and See: Two Timorese Jesuits ordained as priests
On the occasion of the closing of the Ignatian Year, the Jesuits in Timor-Leste celebrated the ordination to the priesthood of Deacons Calisto Seco Colo...read more
Fr João Felgueiras SJ: “The Lord is also on the boat!”
Portuguese missionary Fr João Baptista Felgueiras SJ was recently honoured by the presidents of Timor-Leste and Portugal for his dedication to the people of Timor....read more
My “best” Christmas and New Year celebrations
I have been in Timor-Leste for the past five months, and my first Christmas and New Year celebrations have, so far, been the “best” in...read more
Hearts shaped by the love, mercy, and justice of God
Eight scholastics, one of them from the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific, were ordained as deacons by Bishop Vicente de Paula Ferreira CSsR on 27...read more
“The cross is the true mission of Christ”: Priestly ordination in Timor-Leste
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of the Archdiocese of Dili hosted the priestly ordination of three Jesuit deacons: Edgerio Francisco Araujo Martins, Herculano Moniz...read more
“Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation” – Mark 16:15
On 16 October, 17 Jesuit scholastics were ordained to the diaconate by Bishop Honesto Flores Ongtioco DD of the diocese of Cubao. Those who were...read more