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Indonesia welcomes Palestinian flag-raising by the UN

The Indonesian government has welcomed the ratification of the United Nations (UN) resolution to raise the Palestinian ...

Religious affairs minister invites Pope Francis to visit Indonesia

Indonesias minister of religious affairs Lukman Hakim Saifuddin has invited Pope Francis to visit the country to ...

Vatican agrees first treaty with state of Palestine, solidifying relationship

The Vatican concluded its first treaty that formally recognises the State of Palestine, a move that gives legal weight ...

Pope condemns Paris shooting, says stop spread of hate

Pope Francis condemned as "abominable" the attack on Wednesday that killed 12 people at the Paris offices of a weekly ...

World Faith Leaders Signed Declaration to Eradicate Modern Slavery

•    On the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery faith leaders have signed a joint ...

World faith leaders to declare their commitment towards the eradication of modern slavery by 2020

•    Faith leaders join their efforts to eradicate modern slavery and human trafficking by ...

Pope to hold first meeting with sexual abuse victims

Pope Francis holds his first meeting with victims of sexual abuse by priests on Monday, an encounter that some say ...

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 ...

Jordan King to hold Syria talks in Russia on Wednesday

Jordans King Abdullah II is to travel to Moscow on Wednesday for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the ...

Indonesian artifacts displayed in vatican ethnology museum

Around 1,235 types of Indonesian artifacts, which are kept at the Vatican Ethnology Museum will be exhibited from ...

"Careerism Is A Leprosy": Pope's Comment Dismays WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination

-     WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination and Nippon Foundation Chairman Yohei Sasakawa ...

Napolitano re-elected president to tackle Italy impasse

Italy`s 87-year-old President Giorgio Napolitano was re-elected by lawmakers on Saturday to end a deadlock on forming ...

New Pope slips out of Vatican for morning prayer visit

Pope Francis, barely 12 hours after his election, quietly left the Vatican early on Thursday to pray for guidance at a ...

Indonesian bishops bring aspirations to Rome

Cardinal Julius Riyadi Darmaatmaja said several bishops from Indonesia have left for Vatican in Rome, Italy, to convey ...

Israel withholds Palestinian funds after UN vote

Israel said on Sunday it was withholding this month`s transfer of tax revenues to the Palestinian Authority, after the ...