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President Jokowi meets church leaders

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) met Christian leaders from the Communion of Indonesian (Protestant) Churches (PGI) and ...

Mother Teresa of Calcutta to be made Saint

Mother Teresa of Calcutta, the Nobel laureate known for dedicating her life to helping the poorest of the poor, will ...

Zionist might defeat Jokowi`s presidential candidacy: Observer

The international Zionist network might defeat Joko Widodos presidential candidacy, following his statement during the ...

Pope Francis calls for promoting peace initiative in Syria, Ukraine

Pope Francis called for launching peace initiatives in Syria, Ukraine, Africa and Venezuela, elaborating on the ...

Indonesia to host Asia`s muslim-christian leaders conference

Indonesia will host the Conference of Muslim-Christians Religious Leaders of Asia on February 26 through March 1, 2013 ...

Change in Brazil Credit Legislation Reduced Amazon Deforestation by 15%

- Resolution 3545 prevented over 2700 km2 of forest from being cleared between 2008 and 2011     ...

Hundreds of thousands rally againts gay marriages in Paris

Hundreds of thousands of people on Sunday marched through the streets of the French capital Paris to protest President ...

Haiti ex-leader Aristide questioned over corruption

Haitian ex-president Jean-Bertrand Aristide answered prosecutors' questions Wednesday in a landmark investigation for ...

Constitutional fight over Chavez status intensifies

A constitutional fight over ailing President Hugo Chavez`s status intensified Tuesday with the government planning a ...

Haiti truck crash kills 27

At least 27 people have died in Haiti after a truck carrying numerous passengers turned over late Saturday about 70 ...

Government Policies Responsible for Half of the Reduction in Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon

-     Approximately half of the deforestation that was avoided in the Brazilian Amazon during ...

Someone wants to create disharmony in Indonesia

Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali has warned that there was someone who intentionally wanted to create ...

Pope urges freedom for Indonesia`s christians

Pope Benedict XVI on Friday (Oct. 7) appealed for religious freedom and tolerance for Christians in Indonesia, where ...

Vatican envoy to attend Catholic church`s 100th anniversary in Tanimbar Maluku

The Vatican`s Ambassador to Indonesia Mgr.Antonio Guido Filipazzi will attend the 100th anniversary of the founding ...

Construction of Jakarta MRT project expected to start next year

Construction of a long-awaited Mass Rapid Transport (NRT) system to solve Jakarta`s road traffic woes is expected to ...