At 70 years old, Jimmy Sukrisno is proving that personal commitment knows no age limit. On November 1, the veteran marathoner and alumnus of Kolese Kanisius (Canisius College) will plunge into open waters to swim across the Madura Strait in East Java, aiming to throw a lifeline to coastal women fishers battling severe tidal flooding.
The Sisters of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary (SPM) celebrated 100 years of missionary presence in Indonesia with a thanksgiving gathering in Samarinda, East Kalimantan, on October 16, as Archbishop Yustinus Harjosusanto urged missionaries to follow the Holy Spirit and uphold the dignity of every human person.
Catholics in Singapore are calling for ecological conversion and greater regional cooperation as smoke from forest and peatland fires in neighboring Indonesia blankets the city-state, raising concerns about public health and the destruction of the environment.
A Catholic choir festival in Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province brought together 444 participants from 10 delegations on October 16–17, with Church and government officials highlighting music as a means of strengthening faith, fraternity, and social harmony.
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.
The Archdiocese of Medan in North Sumatra urged the Catholic Church to strengthen pastoral support for migrant workers and their families while taking greater preventive action against human trafficking.
The Diocese of Bogor urged newly commissioned Laudato Si’ Animators to become “channels of blessing” by promoting ecological awareness and helping communities protect the earth for future generations.
Two years after Pope Francis and Grand Imam Nasaruddin Umar signed the Istiqlal Declaration in Jakarta, Indonesian interfaith leaders have called for its commitments to brotherhood, peace and care for creation to be translated into concrete action.
An Indonesian documentary on Jesuit philosopher Fr. Franz Magnis-Suseno, SJ, explores the intellectual and personal journey of the German-born priest and his decades-long engagement with Indonesian society, philosophy, faith and public life.
More than 100 Catholic children took part in a planting activity at a parish in Central Java, Indonesia, as a Jesuit agricultural training center brought ecological education directly to the Catholic community.
Catechetical commissions from seven Catholic dioceses in Java, Indonesia, have called for a shift from “catechesis for families” to “catechesis with families,” emphasizing that families should be active participants in faith formation rather than simply recipients of Church programs.
Around 520 students from five Ursuline schools in Jakarta and Banten Province, Indonesia, presented a large-scale musical drama about a young Catholic national heroine as part of celebrations marking 170 years of Ursuline education in the country.
Caritas Indonesia and the Archdiocese of Ende are strengthening the capacity of young volunteers to assess the needs of communities affected by the recent earthquake on Flores Island, part of Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara province.
The Indonesian Catholic Community Forum (FMKI) is marking its 28th anniversary on Aug 15, by renewing its commitment to democracy, human rights, social justice and the common good amid growing challenges in the country’s public life.
The Indonesian Catholic Women Association (WKRI) has launched a four-day Training of Trainers (ToT) program in central Jakarta from April 23 to 26 for 100 selected women from across the Indonesian archipelago.
Indonesian has officially become the 57th language of Vatican News, marking a significant milestone in the Church’s global communication mission and opening new pathways for millions of faithful to access the Pope’s message in their mother tongue.
The Indonesian Province of the Missionaries of the Holy Family (MSF) marked 100 years of missionary presence in the country with liturgical celebrations in Java and Kalimantan, highlighting a century of pastoral service.
Father Fransiscus Xaverius Mudji Sutrisno SJ, an Indonesian Jesuit priest and philosopher whose influential role spanned socio-political thought, the arts, and culture, passed away on December 28, 2025, in the capital city of Jakarta.
Among Indonesia’s national figures who worked quietly yet decisively to help resolve the mass communal violence in Ambon, Maluku (1999–2002) was Bishop Petrus Canisius Mandagi, MSC, then Bishop of the Diocese of Amboina.
Dozens of priests, religious sisters, and lay Catholics gathered in Bandung, capital of West Java province, Indonesia, to celebrate the 490th anniversary of the Company of Saint Ursula and the 125th anniversary of the Roman Union of the Order of Saint Ursula.
