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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 ...

Breakaway rebels kill nine people in S. Philippines

A breakaway Muslim rebel group killed nine civilians in the southern Philippines in a series of attacks on Christmas ...

Jakarta's Archbishop expresses gratitude for peaceful Christmas services

Jakartas Archbishop Ignatius Suharyo expressed gratitude to all law enforcers and the government for their efforts to ...

Indonesians demonstrate religious tolerance on Christmas

Since Christmas Eve on Thursday (Dec. 23) night, Indonesian Christians have performed services and various religious ...

President Jokowi meets church leaders

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

Indonesian religious figures call for fair competition

Various religious groups from the Indonesia Inter-Religious Council (IRC) have called on rival camps to compete fairly ...

Indonesia, Jordan Complement Each Other: Ambassador

The bilateral relations between Indonesia and Jordan are very sound and complement each other, stated Jordanian ...

Ambassador Invites Indonesian Christians To Jordan During Pope`s Visit

Jordanian Ambassador to Indonesia Walid Al-Hadid has invited Indonesian Christians to visit his country, particularly ...

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 ...

Easter bomb attack near Nigeria church kills at least 20

A car bombing near a church in northern Nigeria on Easter Sunday killed at least 20 people and put the country on ...

Pakistani president slams militants for exploiting religion of Islam

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari Saturday condemned the militants for "exploiting religion of Islam" through ...

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 ...

Religion for Peace hopes Ambon not mired in same tragedy

World Conference on Religions for Peace (WCRP) President KH Hasyim Muzadi reminds the people in Ambon, Maluku, not to ...

Stop disintegration of the family in Europe - Pope

Pope Benedict warned on Sunday that the traditional family in Europe was "disintegrating" under the weight of ...

Interfaith figures call on people to fight "national bankruptcy"

A number of interfaith figures on Thursday called on the Indonesian people to rise to fight what they described as ...