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Indonesians celebrate Independence Day with spirit of unity in diversity

The commemoration of Indonesias 72nd Independence Day on Thursday was held throughout the country with a strong ...

North Korea releases imprisoned Canadian pastor

North Korea has released a Canadian pastor serving a life sentence there on humanitarian grounds, the country's ...

President Jokowi invites Church Council to discuss nationality

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has invited delegates from Council of Churches in Indonesia (PGI) to Merdeka ...

Indonesian military has not yet planned to deploy soldiers in Marawi

The Indonesian Military has yet to plan the deployment of its soldiers in the besieged city of Marawi in the ...

Church changes sunday service schedule in respect for Eid al-Fir

The Catholic Church Santo Yusuf in the regency of Jember, East Java, changed its Sunday mass routine schedule in ...

Military deploys spy planes on Indonesia-Philippines border

Indonesian Air Force has deployed its spy planes and troops to secure and anticipate militant groups entering through ...

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 ...