Mathias Hariyadi

A “grand” seminar programmed for December, devoted to the study of the texts of the Council Fathers. In the capital, a two-day study course of the Apostolic Exhortation Verbum Domini. Archbishop of Semarang: the Council a gift from God and "cornerstone" of the universal Church.

A minute of silence and wreaths in memory of the 202 dead. The ceremony was attended by the current Australian Prime Minister Gillard and John Howard, Prime Minister at the time. The Indonesian head of the State points out that the massacre failed to create divisions. Controversy over his absence at the commemoration.

The inauguration ceremony for the capital's new leaders has been postponed from 7 to 15 October. Government sources say the decision is administrative. In reality, it is due to protests by extremists who want non-Muslims banned from all key positions of responsibility.

The Muslim cleric is now in a maximum-security prison on a secluded island in Central Java. Since he continued to promote extremist propaganda from his cell in the headquarters of the police's mobile brigade in Jakarta, the authorities decided to move him. Now he will have fewer visits under stricter conditions.

It is a local version of the event launched by John Paul II in 1985. The days scheduled are from October 20-26 in Sanggau Diocese, in West Kalimantan. Each diocese will be represented by 100 youth, accompanied by priests and laity. A delegation of young people from neighboring Malaysia.

Trade unions and employers clash on the practice of external workers. A system used by companies to reduce costs and save on welfare. Two million people across the country went on strike, 23,000 in Jakarta alone. Leader of the manufacturers: risk of scaring off foreign investors. One worker: "We're not robots."

On line evangelization is one of the themes promoted strongly by the bishops of the country. Recently, two seminars studied techniques of writing, in collaboration with the team from the Catholic portal Sesawi.net. A young worker saw their story published and speaks of "a dream come true".

Jokowi and his deputy Ahok will begin running the capital on 7 October. For analysts and experts, their election marks an historic turning point. However, Muslim extremists bemoan their victory, calling it a bad and dark day for the nation. Islamists expect "immorality" will become widespread among residents.

The group called Indonesian Al-Qaeda was affiliated with the network of bin Laden and was planning bloody attacks. Investigators have identified a new type of detonator and a liquid "extremely lethal" substance. Among the possible targets of the fundamentalists the Buddhist temple of Borobudur World Heritage Site.

According to exit polls, Jokowi-Ahok ticket has won (with 53% of the vote). Analysts and experts speak of "historic victory ", which will be also reflected in the national political landscape. The election campaign marked by personal attacks against the Christian candidate.

Tegal District leaders and Catholic representatives hold special meeting. Sister Madeleine rejects accusations and reiterates her schools' policy, from kindergarten to high school. Muslim parents with children in Catholic schools agree, defending the latter's independence.

More than a thousand Muslim radicals attack the US Embassy with sticks, stones and Molotov cocktails. In North Medan, Bandung and Solo, fast food joints, symbols of US culture, are destroyed. In Jombang (East Java), young Christian activists organise an interfaith group to discuss the situation and condemn the violence.