A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Indonesia’s Flores Island in eastern Indonesia early Saturday, August 15, killing at least 20 people, injuring several others and triggering a temporary tsunami warning as authorities launched rescue and emergency operations.
Flores has more than 2,700 Catholic churches across the island. These churches are seen to become pilgrimage routes shortly, further driving religious and cultural tourism.
Swiss "development figure" and Divine Word Missionary (SVD) Father Anton Ernst Waser died in Manggarai, Flores, Indonesia, after 46 years at the age of 94.
The construction of these places of worship aimed to strengthen the faith of the people and make it easier for people of different faiths to get along with each other.
St. Fransiscus Assisi parish, Tentang, in collaboration with the local government of the Ndoso sub-district, West Manggarai Regency, Indonesia, launched the Golong Geleng Nature Tourism Park on January 28.
