Tag: Jakarta
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…
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…
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…
Vatican publishes logos, themes for papal trip to Asia in September
VATICAN (CNS): In a sign that Pope Francis is determined to make the longest trip…
Students praying rosary attacked in Indonesia
JAKARTA (UCAN): Muslim residents in Banten province, a suburb of Jakarta, mobbed 12 Catholic students…
Indonesia prepares to welcome Pope Francis
JAKARTA (UCAN): Ignatius Cardinal Suharyo of Jakarta called Pope Francis’ upcoming September visit “an opportunity…
Indonesian dioceses defer Ash Wednesday for national poll
JAKARTA (UCAN): Catholic dioceses in Indonesia have moved the Ash Wednesday observance, which falls on…
















