Tag: Indonesia
Dressing the dead: Indonesian villagers clean corpses in afterlife ritual
In two small towns on Indonesia's Sulawesi island, residents are celebrating a days-long ceremony called the Manene
Indonesia’s vice president calls for ‘religious moderation’ amid Islamic radicalism
He said “religious moderation” plays a role in “providing an ideological foundation, providing a straight line of knowledge”
Rights group decries Indonesian decrees that violate rights of women, girls
Human Rights Watch noted that authorities have issued "discriminatory decrees" that compel millions of girls and women to wear headdresses
Protestant pastor among 10 killed in violent attack in Papua Province,...
The report said those onboard the truck included traders transporting goods to another village and a Christian pastor
G20 finance chiefs meet as Indonesia warns of energy, food catastrophe
Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati called on ministers to work together because "the world is watching" for solutions
Seminar on abortion for counselors held in Indonesia
The priest said the commitment to protect life is “not only by teachings” but also through “physical and emotional approaches”
Inside Indonesia’s Islamic boarding school for deaf children
The Islamic boarding school is one of a handful that offer religious education for deaf students in the Muslim-majority country
Theologian John Mansford Prior of Indonesia dies at 76
Father Prior worked in eastern Indonesia since 1973 after his ordination in 1972 as a member of the Society of the Divine Word
Indonesian cardinal calls for responsible use of communication technology
"The Catholic Church sees the advancement of information technology as a miracle of the times," said the Indonesian cardinal
Franciscan nuns in Indonesia hold anti-corruption workshop
“The anti-corruption spirit should be inculcated in our young nuns because it is part of the core Franciscan values”
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