Dili | The people of East Timor gave Pope Francis a rousing welcome on Monday as he arrived in East Timor to encourage its recovery from a bloody and traumatic independence battle and celebrate its development after two decades of freedom from Indonesian rule.
Timorese jammed Francis’ motorcade route into town from the airport, waving Vatican and Timorese flags and toting yellow and white umbrellas – the colours of the Holy See – to shade themselves from the scorching midday sun.
