Ahead of papal visit, Indonesian religions pledge to save earth
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Ahead of papal visit, Indonesian religions pledge to save earth

JAKARTA (UCAN): Catholic, Protestant, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, and Baha’i representatives in Indonesia issued a joint…

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Hundreds of thousands expected to join papal Mass in Timor-Leste
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Hundreds of thousands expected to join papal Mass in Timor-Leste

DILI (UCAN): Some 700,000 Catholics are expected to join Pope Francis in Timor-Leste when he…

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Anti-terror unit checks Jakarta’s cathedral ahead of papal visit
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Anti-terror unit checks Jakarta’s cathedral ahead of papal visit

JAKARTA (UCAN): Indonesia’s National Counterterrorism Agency examined security arrangements at Our Lady of Assumption Cathedral…

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Indonesia’s Muslim leaders looking forward to pope’s visit
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Indonesia’s Muslim leaders looking forward to pope’s visit

JAKARTA (UCAN): Top leaders of Indonesia’s two major Islamic organisations, Nahdlatul Ulama and Muhammadiyah, expressed…

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Indonesian dioceses gear up for pope’s Timor-Leste visit
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Indonesian dioceses gear up for pope’s Timor-Leste visit

KUPANG (UCAN): The Archdiocese of Kupang, and the Diocese of Atambua in West Timor, Indonesia,…

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