Security beefed up at Indonesian Catholic university after bomb threat
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Security beefed up at Indonesian Catholic university after bomb threat

BANDUNG (UCAN): Indonesian police have tightened security around a Parahyangan Catholic University in Bandung in…

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Papuans decry Indonesia’s transmigration programme
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Papuans decry Indonesia’s transmigration programme

(UCAN): Catholic leaders in Indonesia expressed concern regarding the transmigration programme initiated by the country’s…

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Deaths and casualties as volcano erupts in Indonesia
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Deaths and casualties as volcano erupts in Indonesia

FLORES (UCAN): Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, located the island of Flores, Indonesia, erupted at close to…

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Violent weather patterns are crushing the poor
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Violent weather patterns are crushing the poor

By Luke Hunt, UCAN This year’s monsoon is harsh by historical standards and marked the…

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Indonesian bishop declines elevation to college of cardinals
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Indonesian bishop declines elevation to college of cardinals

JAKARTA (UCAN): Catholics in Indonesia were shocked when Bishop Paskalis Bruno Syukur of Bogor, a…

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