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87 houses damaged in Poso quake

The 6.6-magnitude earthquake which hit Poso district, Central Sulawesi province, on May 29 has lightly and seriously ...

President Jokowi asks police to whop anti-Pancasila organizations

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has pledged he will crackdown on groups and organizations that oppose the state ...

President calls for halt of frictions in community

Indonesian president Joko Widodo (Jokowi) called on all parties here on Tuesday to stop all frictions that have caused ...

Jakarta to hold gubernatorial election

More than seven million eligible voters in Jakarta will come to polling stations on Wednesday (April 19) to choose ...

Hundreds of thousands of Christians in Manado commemorate Good Friday

Hundreds of thousands of Christians in Manado City and Minahasa Utara District in North Sulawesi Province are ...

Catholic pilgrims gear up for "Semana Santa"

Thousands of Catholic pilgrims across Indonesia are gearing up for the celebration of the Holy Week, popularly known ...

Pope says wants to make trip to South Sudan with Anglican leader

Pope Francis said on Sunday he wants to make a trip to South Sudan together with the head of the Anglican Church to ...

Picasso estate sold to Scepter Chairman Rayo Withanage

- The sprawling estate and final home of Pablo Picasso in Mougins, France was sold for an undisclosed sum to Brunei ...

President discusses diversity with Christian organizations

President Joko Widodo discussed the topic of diversity and maintaining unity with two Christian organizations, the ...

Jakarta to hold car-free night on New Year`s Eve

The Jakarta provincial government will hold a car-free night along the Sudirman-Thamrin main street on New Years ...

Security stepped up in Italy, at Vatican after truck attack suspect killed

Security for the long Christmas weekend was heightened throughout Italy and at the Vatican on Saturday following the ...

Christmas services run well, Muslim students distribute flowers to Christians

Bunches of flowers that 72 members of Muslim Students Association (HMI) distributed to church goers at the Christmas ...

Police, Military Chiefs monitor Christmas mass at Emmanuel Church

Indonesian Police Chief General Tito Karnavian and Military Chief General Gatot Nurmantyo monitoring Christmas Eve ...

Military chief calls on people to pray for peace in Indonesia

Indonesias Military Chief General Gatot Nurmantyo has asked religious followers to stay united and sincerely pray for ...

Military, police hold joint prayer in National Monument

Thousands of military and police officers, as well as local communities held a joint mass prayer at the National ...