Timor-Leste
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
Son of Ignatius honoured with the “Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice” medal
Portuguese missionary Fr José Alves Martins SJ has worked for the church and the people of Timor-Leste for more than four decades. He lived among...read more
The pioneer graduates of Loiola
On December 22, 2018, Colégio de Sto Inácio de Loiola (CSIL) in Kasait, Timor-Leste graduated its first cohort of students. Of the 103 graduates, there...read more