The missionaries will carry out their pastoral work in Manulete, an inaccessible mountainous area. Amused, they told the local bishop that they were not ready to go to such a remote area, but that “Local hospitality and generosity have strongly motivated us to serve them.”
The Indonesian Catholic Journalists Association gives five people an appreciation award, including a scientist who worked on an anti-COVID vaccine, a singer opposed to extremism, a journalist and a general.
According to Khalid Basalamah, it “should be destroyed”. But for Indonesians, this type of performance is not only a form of entertainment, it is also a way of sharing folk wisdom. In recent decades, the Catholic Church has also made extensive use of it.
Tensions high in Purworejo district over a strategic project backed by the Indonesian government, but opposed by the people of the Wadas village, who will lose the land they have always farmed. Local NGOs have offered compensation, but no one has yet explained where they will be able to resettle once they are evicted.
Archbishop Ada presides over the ordination ceremony in the inland area of Makassar, home to this ethnic group with a Christian majority. The invitation to the new priests: "Draw your spiritual strength from Jesus who calls you to be his messengers".
On the World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life, the pontiff cited Indonesia as an example to find new vocations. The Indonesian ambassador to the Holy See notes that the Pope’s remarks are a recognition and a challenge. For Indonesian priest, “it is our turn to carry out the mission”.
The vice-president of the Council of Muslim Theologians said he was against the opening of the museum, proposed by the local Jewish community. The German ambassador to Indonesia was present at the opening. Many Indonesian Jews, however, still prefer not to go public about their faith.
Founded in 1922 by the Jesuits, over the years PT Kanisius has published important works on theology and philosophy. The first book printed in Javanese was dedicated to Saint Francis Xavier. Since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, the company has had the opportunity to develop its online presence.
The East Jakarta District Court sentenced Arif Sunarso yesterday. On the run for 18 years, he also played a key role in some attacks in the Philippines in the early 2000s.
President Widodo made the decision in 2019, but the project was halted due to the pandemic. The city will rise in East Kalimantan, in the centre of the country. Jakarta will remain as economic and financial hub.
A Muslim believer later identified as H.F. threw away a traditional Hindu religious offering. The video of the gesture went viral. Protests and demonstrations have been organised against radical groups, which consider sesajen illegal.
In Indonesia, pastoral work with prisoners is carried out by lay people and very few religious. The archbishop of Pontiak urged priests to stay close to Catholic prisoners, who are often involved in drug trafficking. Fr Burrows: "They seek spiritual comfort and a friend to talk to".
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