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 the service of faith using the gift of our tradition and spirituality handed down to … Continued
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 library, well stocked and accessible, is one of the most important places for this. Here, … Continued
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 the Timorese through the hard years of the Indonesian occupation until the restoration of the … Continued
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 were 47 boys and 53 girls. Sixty-one graduates were part of the pioneering group of … Continued
Colégio de Santo Inácio de Loiola (CSIL), the Jesuit secondary school in Timor-Leste, celebrated a historic event with the graduation of its pioneering batch of students on December 22. The ceremony started with a thanksgiving Mass presided by Timor-Leste Regional … Continued
The Jesuits in Timor-Leste with their lay and religious partners, parents and students celebrated the inauguration of a new chapel dedicated to the Madonna della Strada. The chapel marks an important step in the implementation of Projeto Educação Jesuíta, the … Continued
The faithful of Railaco Kraik in Timor-Leste witnessed the inauguration of St Inacio de Loiola chapel on November 9. The communities worked hard to rehabilitate their chapel, generously lending their hands and hearts to the mission. “I would like to … Continued
Egidio Lay Carvalho has come a long way from who he was at 24. As a young rebel soldier, Carvalho had been accused of attacking the home of former Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta, which put him behind bars for two … Continued
Rural communities in and around Dili are showing a positive change in their perception of the value of trees since Jesuit Social Service Timor-Leste began its reforestation programme. Through its clean water project, Jesuit Social Service (JSS) is making the … Continued
The Society of Jesus in Timor-Leste has been blessed with a new Timorese priest with the ordination of Albino Ribeiro Gonçalves SJ on June 28 by Bishop Dom Norberto do Amaral of the Diocese of Maliana. About 2,000 parishioners, Jesuits … Continued