• Pope Francis' funeral to be held Saturday, after 3 days lying in state with public viewing

    Pope Francis' funeral to be held Saturday, after 3 days lying in state with public viewing

    Apr 22, 2025 04:01 PM EDT

    ... church in his 12-year papacy In East Timor, where Francis' final outdoor Mass drew nearly half of the population last September, President Jose Ramos-Horta praised Francis' courage. "Pope Francis was a brave man who was not afraid to speak out against the rulers of the world who seek ...

  • Pope acknowledges bishop's abuse scandal while celebrating East Timor's recovery

    Pope acknowledges bishop's abuse scandal while celebrating East Timor's recovery

    Sep 09, 2024 06:49 PM EDT

    ... delegation on the trip has scrubbed any mention of Belo from its short history on Timor and its battle for liberation. In his speech, Ramos-Horta also avoided any mention of Belo in thanking Francis for coming 35 years after John Paul. “We ask God to continue to hear our ...

  • Pope Francis to visit East Timor as church sex abuse scandals there are met by silence

    Pope Francis to visit East Timor as church sex abuse scandals there are met by silence

    Aug 28, 2024 06:35 PM EDT

    ... priest's early release is a priority for him. In Belo's case, six years after winning the Nobel Prize, which he shared with current East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta, he suddenly retired as the head of the church in East Timor in 2002, citing health reasons and stress.

  • Poorer nations use COP28 to pressure rich world on climate solutions, with pope's support

    Poorer nations use COP28 to pressure rich world on climate solutions, with pope's support

    Dec 02, 2023 07:54 PM EDT

    Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea — one of sub-Saharan Africa's biggest oil producers — faulted developed nations for failing to deliver on their pledges to meet their commitments on financing for climate action and meet their own targets to curb their industries' emissions. President Jose Ramos Horta of ...

  • News Wrap: Putin travels to Syria to meet with Assad, military officials

    News Wrap: Putin travels to Syria to meet with Assad, military officials

    Jan 07, 2020 11:50 PM EDT

    ... Cars crushed under collapsed garages, churches reduced to rubble, scenes of devastation after a magnitude-6.4 earthquake jolted Puerto Ricans before dawn today. Silvestre Horta (through translator): I was sleeping when the house began falling down, bit by bit. I grabbed my bag I had prepared and ran outside ...

  • Magnitude 6.4 tremor causes Puerto Rico's worst earthquake damage in decades

    Magnitude 6.4 tremor causes Puerto Rico's worst earthquake damage in decades

    Jan 07, 2020 11:47 PM EDT

    ... Cars crushed under collapsed garages, churches reduced to rubble, scenes of devastation after a magnitude-6.4 earthquake jolted Puerto Ricans before dawn today. Silvestre Horta (through translator): I was sleeping when the house began falling down, bit by bit. I grabbed my bag I had prepared and ran outside ...

  • Drug companies paid $116 million to patient advocacy groups in 2015 alone, new data suggests

    Drug companies paid $116 million to patient advocacy groups in 2015 alone, new data suggests

    Apr 06, 2018 03:12 PM EDT

    ... unrelated.” “Bristol-Myers Squibb is focused on supporting a health care environment that rewards innovation and ensures access to medicines for patients,” said spokeswoman Laura Hortas. “The company supports patient organizations with this shared objective.” The first-of-its-kind database, compiled by Kaiser Health News, tallies the money from ...

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    10 Years After Independence, East Timor Still Rebuilding

    Nov 12, 2009 05:00 AM EDT

    ... Flanked by dignitaries from around the world stood Xanana Gusmao. Once a resistance fighter, he is now East Timor's prime minister, and Jose Ramos-Horta, who lived for years in exile lobbying for freedom for his country. Today, he is the president. JOSE RAMOS-HORTA: I have enjoyed it ...

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    East Timor President Critically Wounded in Attack

    Feb 11, 2008 10:20 PM EDT

    ... Domingos da Camara told news organizations rebel leader Alfredo Reinado and one of his men were killed in the attack on the home of Ramos Horta, while one of the president's guards also died. The manager of the Royal Darwin Hospital said Ramos Horta, 58, had been transfused with ...

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    Oliphant and Lowry Discuss War in Iraq, Karl Rove's Statement About Liberals

    Jun 24, 2005 04:00 AM EDT

    ... and are looking for some changes in our approach that don't have a partisan tinge to them. And the big question, I think, on Tuesday night is whether the president is just hortatory or whether he's also realistic and perhaps ready to announce some tweaking of our policy.