East Timor or Timor-Leste is likely the most Catholic in the world, with the Vatican saying some 96% of Timorese are adherents to the faith
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He came to East Timor from Papua New Guinea, where on Sunday he delivered medical supplies to a small town located at the edge of a vast jungle, in one of the most remote areas of the world.Francis landed in Dili, the Timorese capital, on Monday afternoon. He was met at the airport by President Jose Manuel Ramos-Horta and a group of school children dressed in traditional outfits, who offered him flowers and a tais, a woven ceremonial scarf.
Since independence, the country has struggled with rebuilding its infrastructure and economy. In 2014, the World Bank estimated that some 42% of Timorese live in poverty and that some 47% of children are stunted because of malnutrition.
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