Volcano Destroys Indonesia Catholic Convent, Killing Religious Sister
About 70% of the 2 million residents of Flores are Catholic. The island has more than 2,700 Catholic churches.
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Indonesian Bishop Declines Cardinal Appointment to ‘Grow in Priestly Life’
The 62-year-old Franciscan was consecrated bishop of Bogor, a diocese just south of Indonesia’s capital city of Jakarta, in February 2014.
Pope Francis Celebrates Mass With 100,000 Worshippers in Indonesia
During the homily, Pope Francis said people are hungry and thirsty for the word of God.
Pope Francis Begins Indonesia Visit With Call for Catholic-Muslim Dialogue
The ceremony marked the start of the Pope’s highly anticipated 11-day visit to four countries in Southeast Asia and Oceania.
G20 Religion Forum Gathers Ahead of Summit in Bali, Indonesia
Called the R20 for short, this year’s inaugural Religion Forum is set to reconvene with next year’s G20 in India and then the following year in Brazil.
Facing a Rise in Religous Repression in India and Elsewhere in South Asia (Season 4 — Ep. 3)
In most South and Southeast Asian countries, ‘religion is a powerful force, and in most of them, more radical forms of the religion have been getting stronger,’ says religious freedom expert Paul Marshall. ‘I would say the overall pattern is increased tension, increased repression.’
Indonesia Bishops Say Palm Sunday Cathedral Bombing ‘Disgraced Human Dignity’
Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo, the archbishop of Jakarta said that the attack on the first day of Holy Week “shocked everybody in Indonesia, not only Catholics,” noting that “leaders of all religious communities ... condemned the brutal violence.”
CRS Helps Victims of Indonesia Earthquake and Tsunami
More than 800 people have died as a result of the disaster.
Proposal to Expand Sharia Alarms Malaysia’s Christians
Although President Obama praised nation last year as ‘a majority-Muslim country that represents tolerance and peace,’ there are signs of a growing Islamization in the Asian country’s politics.
