Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo, Archbishop of Jakarta, presided over a thanksgiving Mass marking the 50th anniversary of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal in Indonesia at the Indonesia Arena in Jakarta on October 11, urging Catholics to proclaim the Gospel through their lives and service to society.
Poverty, unemployment and economic hardship can make migrants and other vulnerable people targets for human traffickers, Bishop Adrianus Sunarko, OFM, of Pangkalpinang, Indonesia, warned Catholics attending an international seminar on migration.
The FABC Office of Theological Concerns said theology in Asia must grow from the lived experiences of its people, not remain confined to classrooms and academic debate, during the 12th FABC Plenary Assembly in Jakarta.
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.
