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Indonesia: After earthquake, bishop sees “the dawn of hope”
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The Catholic Church is at the forefront of efforts to help victims of the earthquake that struck one of the most densely Christian islands of ...
Mass Stipends for the Carmelite Fathers in Indonesia
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With a population of over 281 million, almost 80 percent of whom are Muslim, Indonesia is the most populous Muslim nation in the world. Nonetheless, ...
A Chapel for a Village in Indonesia
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A little while ago, we received an appeal for help from Indonesia. The Catholic faithful in the village of Golo Popa on the island of ...
Indonesia: “Pope Francis’s visit showed us the meaning of simplicity”
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An Indonesian priest recalls how Pope Francis’s visit to his country, where Christians are a small but vibrant minority, illustrates his legacy as a Pope ...
A Vehicle for a Parish in Indonesia
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Father Jakob Umbu Warata, the Provincial of the Redemptorist Fathers, asked that we help his fellow priests in the parish of Saint Andrew Ngallu, in ...
Seminarian in Indonesia Returns to medicine During Pandemic
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"I believed that God would surely keep me safe if he wanted me to continue my service. And if I had to die, I would ...
Islamist terror targeting Christians is on the rise in Indonesia
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"They see Christians as one of their enemies. They see Christians as thogut, an Arabic term for those who disobey God's regulations. "
Sacristan in Indonesia keeps suicide bombers out of cathedral
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"I did not know what had hit me. I just felt something was burning. It was very hot. And blood poured out of my wounds. ...
Flash floods, landslides traumatize Catholics in Indonesia
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“I am completely traumatized by what happened that night. I told doctors that I could not think of anything. Just a blank mind."
In Indonesia, “it is time for Catholics to speak up”
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"Ideally, laws based on Islamic teachings should only apply to Muslims. In practice, however, such laws are applied to all with no exceptions."