A Filipino Catholic priest of the Society of the Divine Word (SVD), which this year marks the 150th anniversary of its founding, has been named among the 2025 Ramon Magsaysay Awardees, Asia’s premier honor for transformative leadership.
The cathedral was built right across the Istigla Mosque, which is Jakarta's largest mosque. This demonstrates the Indonesians' respect for religions and cultures.
"It has been my dream to serve the kids, youth, elders, and native people by evangelizing Christ in any way I can, and that dream led me to become religious," Samantha Ashley Zaballero said.
