As the new year begins, schools and communities across the province are launching into 2026 with renewed energy. At the Instituto Católico para Formação de Professores (ICFP) , Timor-Leste, preparations are underway to welcome a new cohort of students and teachers, writes Br Paul Gilchrist, the institute's Director. ICFP staff returned to start the new academic year on 5 January 2026. After an opening prayer and a meeting with all staff, the lecturers were quickly down to wo

Congratulations to six of our Brothers in temporary profession - Br Clementino Xavier, Br Dionisio Madeira Martins, Br Filomeno Mendonca,...

In August, Milika Nation, Communications and Engagement Coordinator for Australian Marist Solidarity, visited Timor-Leste. Her time there...

A quarter-century ago, in the wake of Timor-Leste’s struggle for independence, the foundations of education lay amid rubble and hope. It...

September 3, 2025 marked a historic first for the Marist mission in Timor-Leste. On that day, the Brothers officially opened Colégio...

As the Marist mission in Timor-Leste celebrates its 25th anniversary, one of the people most closely connected to its story is Br Greg...

September 3, 2025 marked a new and beautiful chapter in the history of the Marist Mission in Timor-Leste. The first Marist school in the...

During the mid-year school holiday, the Colégio Marista Lautem teaching staff travelled to Australia to observe some Australian schools...

Last week, the Marist community in the Solomon Islands came together over a shared meal to honour and farewell three young postulants -...

In a simple ceremony at Casa Marista, Teuale, last Friday evening, 11 July, nine Timorese men were formally accepted into the Marist...

On 7 July 2025, Colégio Marista Lautem moved from its temporary location at the Lautem Catholic Parish Centre to its permanent site at...

Each year, students from the Instituto Católico para Formação de Professores, or ICFP, undertake their five-week estajiu, or teaching...

Following the recent Marist Higher Education Conference in Rome, Br Peter Corr arranged for a team of university staff from Notre Dame of...

In June, 13 of our Scholastic Brothers began their teaching practicum placements (estajiu) in both Catholic and government schools across...

The formation of Champagnat Marists in Timor-Leste is a key goal of our Community Vision for Marist life and mission. Last week this goal...

There are now three congregations of Religious Brothers conducting missions in the Diocese of Baucau. The Marist Brothers (FMS), the...

There are now officially three Marist Brothers’ communities in Timor-Leste - a remarkable sign of how the Marist presence is growing in...

Champagnat Day on 6 June was celebrated across the 11 countries in the Star of the Sea Province with great joy and enthusiasm. From the...