Timor-Leste
Reflections on my years in East Timor
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, all my plans and schedules have been cancelled. So here I am, waiting for the next available flight back to...read more
Two stories of hope after prison
Jesuit Social Service Timor-Leste (JSS) believes that every prisoner should be cared for and given the chance to reform. With then JSS Director Fr EJ...read more
Two Jesuits ordained priests in Timor-Leste’s first ordination since pandemic
The Church in Timor-Leste and the Society of Jesus celebrated on 1 August the ordination to the priesthood of Isaias Abilio Caldas SJ and Julio...read more
Jesuits in Timor-Leste, Plan International collaborate in safeguarding children’s rights
The Jesuits in Timor-Leste have taken a significant step towards the implementation of a child safeguarding policy through a partnership with Plan International, a development...read more
Instituto São João de Brito celebrates judicium of “pioneer” Class of 2019
Instituto São João de Brito (ISJB), the Jesuit teacher education institute in Timor-Leste, celebrated a momentous occasion on November 30 with the completion of studies...read more
Raising a Jesuit priest
A crowd of more than 1,000 people gathered at the Nossa Senhora da Graça parish in Metinaro, a village in the outskirts of Dili, the...read more
From a water source, a wellspring of hope
The community of Fatunero, a village in the mountain slope of Suco Leorema in Liquiça, Timor-Leste, rejoiced over a new water facility installed with the...read more
Centro Espiritualidade Ignaciana opens in Timor-Leste
The first Apostolic Priority of the Jesuit Region of Timor-Leste for 2019-2023 is “Service of Faith through Ignatian Spirituality”. As Jesuits, we commit ourselves to...read more
Seeking the world inside a library
A good school produces good students who learn and thrive in the right environment, not only in the classroom but outside of it. The school...read more