Mathias Hariyadi

Two Catholic and one Protestant place of worship. Among these, the Napagaluh Catholic prayer chapel, a "historic" building open for 38 years with no record of incidents or complaints. Local government claims they lack building permits. In reality closure due to protests of local Islamic fringe.

In a meeting with more than a thousand representatives of the Mosque Council (DMI), Vice President Boediono called for an unwavering fight against fundamentalism. Islam, he said, is a "religion of peace". In his address, he also called for mosques to lower the volume of their loudspeakers, a request rejected by the Ulema Council.

This is the proposal that has emerged during the meeting in Jakarta between the parties interested in mediation. The Muslim place of worship, together with the Christian one, reflecting harmony as already is the case in the capital. However, the Mayor of Bogor claims to have advanced this solution in September without receiving any answers; Christian leaders in favor, expect a formal proposal.

Autopsy results indicate that the heart, eyes and kidneys were missing. After going to Malaysia, an Indonesian official denies the organs were harvested in that country. The three construction workers were shot during a confrontation with police. For Malaysian authorities, they were involved in a robbery and resisted arrest.

In a pastoral letter a few days before National Education Day, Mgr Johannes Pujasumarta focuses on the great educators in the history of the Church, and on the role of Franciscan nuns and a Dutch missionary who planted the "seed of Christianity" in Java.

A forum devoted to bridging the gap between faiths and cultures opens in the Indonesian capital. Important Christian and Muslim leaders attend the event, including the head of the Muhammadiyah movement and the archbishop of Jakarta Mgr Suharyo. The first forum was held in Rome in 2009.

Police patrol the place of worship, targeted in a raid last April 20 a few hours after Friday prayers. There are no injuries, but the building was seriously damaged. Controversy on the security and protection provided by the authorities. For Minister of Religious Affairs the Muslim minority is heretical and should be banned.

With his deputy Muzakir Manaf, Abdullah will run the province for the next five years (2012-2017) after winning 55.75 per cent of the vote. His programme includes fighting corruption and full implementation of Sharia in Indonesia's most extremist province.

"Peaceful" protest launched by the faithful of the Yasmin Church and Hkbp Philadelphia joined by human rights activists and parliamentarians. The faithful ask for enforcement of law on protection of religious freedom. Protests provoked by the seizure of places of worship by local officials and inertia of institutions.

Forced by extremists and the authorities to meet in secret, churchgoers still hold Holy Week services, meeting at various private homes to avoid attacks. The head of the Synod of Indonesian Churches appeals to the authorities to respect religious freedom.

An 8.7 earthquake is registered off the coast of Aceh, an area devastated by another major quake in December 2004. So far, there have been no reports of casualties. Millions of people have fled the coast. Evacuation operations are underway in India and Thailand. Padang bishop tells AsiaNews, "We are okay".

Affected by a ten-year war against the central government and the 2004 tsunami, the Islamist-dominated province goes to the polls to choose its leader for the second time. Once exiled in Sweden, the former "foreign minister" of the separatist movement is leading in the vote count. Despite fears of possible violence, voting went off peacefully.