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Jakarta to reopen places for worship during PSBB transitional period

Governor of Jakarta Anies Baswedan announced the reopening of routine religious activities at places of worship ...

Tolikara District police in Papua donate three tons of rice

The Tolikara district police precinct, in collaboration with local churches, recently donated three tons of rice to ...

PGI supports Muslims in performing fasting amid COVID-19 outbreak

Chairperson of the Indonesian Communion of Churches (PGI), Gomar Gultom, on Friday offered his wishes and support to ...

Flood submerges hundreds of homes in North Barito

A flash flood swamped hundreds of houses in six villages in East Teweh Sub-district,, North Barito District, Central ...

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Hindus chant mantras, burn incense at home amid pandemic

In the time of pandemic, a visit to a religious place could potentially be a matter of life-and-death as it would ...

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Churches adapt to COVID-19 with online Sunday service

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which broke out late December last year in China’s Wuhan, has spread to ...

Istiqlal Mosque receives aid for COVID-19 efforts

The Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta has received aid from several foundations for efforts to check the spread of the ...

MUI offers condolences to President over mother's demise

The Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) offered its condolences to President Joko Widodo over the death of his mother, ...

Acting Aceh governor ensures Christmas celebrations to run peacefully

Acting Aceh Governor Nova Iriansyah made assurance that Christmas celebrations across Aceh Province will run in a ...

Jokowi scheduled to attend national Christmas celebration in West Java

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is expected to be present alongside the congregation during the national ...

No explosive inside backpack found near Depok church

The Depok city police confirmed that a gray backpack, found near the entrance of the Bethel Indonesia Church (GBI) at ...

Papuan Christians prepare to attend Christmas Eve services

Christians in Biak Numfor District, Papua Province, prepared to visit churches on Tuesday to partake in Christmas Eve ...

Police clear rumors of Christmas services banned in West Sumatra

Indonesia's National Police denied information, spread across social media platforms, claiming that Christian ...

Carol singers perform at Jakarta MRT station

Carol singers from the Church of Salvation performed for Jakartans in the Blok M MRT Station, Thursday night, from 6 to ...

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Indonesia preps for peaceful Christmas celebrations

Indonesia's capital city, Jakarta, is readying for this year's Christmas celebrations by facilitating its ...