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.
Synodality is not simply a conference or a series of meetings but a willingness to listen, wait and continue walking together, Archbishop Walter Erbì, the new Apostolic Nuncio to Indonesia, told diocesan priests gathered in North Sumatra.
Indonesia’s Ministry of Religious Affairs has allocated IDR 28.9 billion (about US$1.7 million) to restore religious facilities severely damaged by massive flash floods that struck parts of North Sumatra and Aceh in November 2025, including several Catholic facilities in the Diocese of Sibolga.
Nearly two months after devastating flash floods and landslides struck the Diocese of Sibolga in North Sumatra, a visit by Catholic philanthropist Vivyanti “Vivi” Ashali has brought renewed hope and concrete assistance to affected communities, especially schools and children.
On September 19, 2024, in North Sumatra, Indonesia, the world unveiled the tallest statue of Jesus Christ. Sibeabea Hill, located in Samosir Regency, is 61 meters above Lake Toba.
