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300,000 attend national requiem Mass for late Pope in Timor-Leste
April 29, 2025
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CWN Editor's Note: An estimated 300,000 people attended the national requiem Mass for Pope Francis in Timor-Leste (video).
Timor-Leste (East Timor) (map), a Southeast Asian nation of 1.5 million, is 88% Christian (84% Catholic), 7% ethnic religionist, and 4% Muslim; Pope Francis made an apostolic journey there last year.
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