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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Muslims in Indonesia are shopping for sweets and new clothes and taking part in traditional festivities as millions observe the holy month of Ramadan, which started on ...
News Indonesia » Jakarta » Religion: The pope urges Indonesia to live up to its promise of 'harmony in diversity'
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Pope Francis compared Indonesia's human diversity to the archipelago’s 17,000 islands. He said each one contributes something specific to form “a magnificent mosaic, in which ...
News Indonesia » Jakarta » Religion: Pope in Indonesia: 'Distortion of religion' fuels extremism and intolerance
Pope Francis on Sept. 4 delivered a sharp warning that "distortion of religion" fuels extremism, intolerance and violence and urged Indonesia to double down on its long tradition of coexistence and ...
News Indonesia » Jakarta » Religion: Indonesia’s Top Muslim Council Opposes Upcoming Andrea Bocelli Concerts Over Israel Ties
Indonesia’s top Muslim clerical body has opposed upcoming concerts by Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli at Borobudur Temple and Jakarta ...
News Indonesia » Jakarta » Religion: Pope Francis Calls on Indonesia to Battle Extremism
See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Pope Francis called on Indonesia to battle extremism this week during ...
News Indonesia » Jakarta » Religion: ‘Accepted in both [worlds]’: Indonesia’s Chinese Muslims prepare for Eid
Jakarta, Indonesia – Millions of Muslims across Indonesia, including some of its ethnic Chinese minority, are preparing for Lebaran, as Indonesians call Eid, the festival that marks the end of the ...
News Indonesia » Jakarta » Religion: Pope, Indonesia imam appeal against religion stoking conflict
Opening the speech at the mosque, the pontiff underlined that "by looking deeply... we discover that we are all brothers, all pilgrims, all on our way to God, beyond what differentiates us. Warning ...
News Indonesia » Jakarta » Religion: Jakarta voters not bothered about religion, race: Poll
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