The Jesuits in Timor-Leste celebrate this year 125 years of Jesuit mission in the country. Three Jesuits, under the command of the energetic missionary, Fr Sebastião Aparício da Silva, started the mission in the remote area of Soibada in 1899. … Continued
Jesuit Superior General Fr Arturo Sosa has arrived in Timor-Leste for a three-day apostolic journey, from 2 to 4 February. This is Fr Sosa’s first trip to the majority Catholic nation and one of the youngest countries in the world. … Continued
Fr General Arturo Sosa is making his fourth official visit to the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific (JCAP) in the coming weeks. The Jesuit Superior General will be visiting the Australian Province from 21 January to 2 February and the … Continued
Fr General Arturo Sosa SJ has named Fr Erik John J Gerilla SJ as the new Regional Superior for the Jesuits in Timor-Leste. Fr Gerilla succeeds Fr Joaquim Francisco da Silva Sarmento SJ who has served in the role since … Continued
Since 2005, three years after landing in Timor-Leste, Fr Bong Abad Santos SJ has been feeding malnourished children in the far-flung villages of Railaco. During a recent immersion trip in Timor, I joined Christina, Nora, and Mario on one of … Continued
“Welcome to East Timor! Ang inet! Kumain ka na? [It’s so hot! Have you eaten yet?]” greeted a man wearing khaki cargo shorts and a cheeky grin as I arrived at the Aeroporto Internacional Presidente Nicolau Lobato in Dili for … Continued
A few kilometres outside Dili stands Colegio de Santo Ignacio de Loiola (CSIL), the secondary school run by the Jesuits in Timor-Leste. I was privileged to be sent there for my intersession apostolate and exposure. I went to teach English, … Continued
The Society of Jesus in Timor-Leste celebrated the ordination to the priesthood of Deacon Domingos Manuel Moreira SJ at the Cathedral of Dili on 3 June. The ordination was presided over by Cardinal Virgilio do Carmo da Silva SDB accompanied … Continued
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, Water the Gift of Life, welcomed special guests and project partners of Jesuit Mission, Fr … Continued
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 centuries of colonisation. Jesuit Social Service Timor-Leste (JSS-TL) helps to expand the work the Jesuits … Continued