Mathias Hariyadi

On Nov 5, the third day of the Fifth General Assembly of the Catholic Church in Indonesia (SAGKI V), held in North Jakarta from November 3–7, Church leaders, theologians, and lay delegates reflected on how the Church can continue walking with the nation in a spirit of synodality amid Indonesia’s changing social and political landscape.

The outgoing Apostolic Nuncio to Indonesia, Archbishop Piero Pioppo, delivered a heartfelt message to Indonesian Catholics, saying that his eight years of pastoral and diplomatic service in the country have strengthened his spirit as he prepares to begin his new mission as the Holy See’s envoy to Spain and Andorra later this week.

The Fifth National Assembly of the Catholic Church in Indonesia (SAGKI), which began on November 3, opened with a clarion call to become a listening Church.

The Catholic Church in Indonesia is preparing to hold the Fifth National Assembly of the Catholic Church in Indonesia (SAGKI) from November 3 to 7, 2025, in North Jakarta.

More than a century after the first ten Sisters of Charity of Saint Charles Borromeo (CB) arrived in Indonesia to serve in healthcare and education, their legacy reached a new milestone this October with the inauguration of Tarakanita University (Utarki), a transformation of the long-established Tarakanita College of Communication and Secretarial Studies (Starki).

“It’s not I who has been faithful, but the people; they have been so faithful and supportive,” Fr. Leo van Beurden OSC.

On a quiet morning after Indonesia’s Independence Day celebration, 18 August 2025, Sr. Vincentia, HK, decided to go for a long walk.

Indonesia’s famous Golo Curu Festival 2025 concluded in a spirit of deep devotion to Mary, Queen of the Rosary, and a vibrant celebration of the Manggarai people’s rich cultural heritage.

A total of 104 diocesan priests from across the vast Papua Region gathered in the Archdiocese of Merauke, South Papua Province, Indonesia, from October 14 to 16 for their 7th Papua Regional UNIO Meeting, a triennial event aimed at strengthening fraternity and deepening pastoral reflection amid the tides of globalization.

Msgr. Alfred Gonti Pius Datubara, OFMCap, Emeritus Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Medan, Indonesia, passed away at St. Elisabeth Hospital, Medan, on Friday, October 17, 2025, at the age of 91.