Heading for Vatican, cardinal recalls Pope Francis' love for East Timor

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Heading for Vatican, cardinal recalls Pope Francis' love for East Timor
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East Timor Cardinal Virgilio Do Carmo Da Silva, 57, greets people at the President Nicolau Lobato International Airport as he leaves for the Vatican, in Dili, East Timor, April 22, 2025. REUTERS/Yuddy Cahya Budiman

More than 97% of East Timor's 1.3 million people are Roman Catholics, making it one of the largest majorities in the world. Along with the Philippines, it is also one of only two predominantly Christian countries in Asia. "'I'm in love with Timor'," Silva recalled Francis telling him during the pontiff's trip last year. More than 600,000 people - nearly half of East Timor's population - turned out then to see Francis.

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