A total of 22 seminarians and newly ordained priests from the Order of Preachers (OP), commonly known as the Dominicans, are currently participating in a mission immersion program in Indonesia.
With vibrant processions and shared prayers, Catholics and Muslims in the Diocese of Labuan Bajo inaugurated the Golo Koe 2025 Religious-Cultural Festival with a Marian Statue Pilgrimage, held at St. Martin Parish in Bari, Flores, Indonesia.
The 12th Pastoral Assembly of the Ecclesiastical Region of Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, began on July 1 with a renewed call to care for migrant workers and their families.
In a powerful display of Catholic faith and local tradition, thousands of faithful in the Diocese of Ruteng, Flores, Indonesia gathered to celebrate the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi).
Sister Laurentina Suharsih, an Indonesian nun, received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Indonesian government for her anti-trafficking work last December.
In his 2025 Lenten-Easter Pastoral Letter titled “Ecological Conversion: Caring for Creation, Bringing Hope,” Bishop Maksimus Regus of the Diocese of Labuan Bajo called on the faithful to embrace ecological responsibility as a vital expression of Christian discipleship.
Amid the solemn journey of Lent, Bishop Maksimus Regus of Labuan Bajo brought a message of hope and renewal to detainees at the West Manggarai Police Headquarters, leading the Way of the Cross in a moving act of compassion and pastoral care.
The Samarinda Ministry of Religious Affairs Office in East Borneo Province refused to recommend the construction of a Toraja Christian Church building, despite having fully accomplished the requirements in the past 10 years.
Indonesian bishops of the Ecclesiastical Province of Ende have issued a compelling Lenten pastoral letter urging urgent action on a range of environmental, social, and humanitarian issues affecting communities across Flores, Lembata, and Denpasar.
A coalition of environmental and social justice organizations under the Aliansi TERLIBAT Bersama KORBAN Geothermal Flores (ALTER KGF) has strongly opposed the construction of a geothermal power plant in Mataloko, Ngada Regency, citing environmental destruction, threats to local agriculture, and violations of indigenous rights.
The Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) Commission of the Society of the Divine Word (SVD) Province Ende has formally rejected the construction of geothermal power plants (PLTP) in Mataloko (Ngada) and Sokoria (Ende), Flores, Indonesia.
The Rwandan Bishops' Conference gathered fifty delegates—including bishops, priests, religious men and women, and lay faithful—for a synodal assembly in Mbare from 2 to 6 March.
President J. Ramos-Horta honored Monsignor Marco Sprizzi, Chargé d’affaires of the Nunciature of the Holy See in Timor-Leste, with the Collar of the Order of Timor-Leste in a solemn ceremony at the Nicolau Lobato Presidential Palace, Dili, on February 28.
The Indonesian Embassy to the Holy See held a special Mass on the evening of Wednesday, February 26, at its multipurpose hall on Via Marocco 10, EUR, Rome, bringing together the faithful in prayer for Pope Francis' recovery.
Scholars, educators, and leaders from Society of the Divine Word (SVD)-administered universities across Asia and the Pacific convened in Kupang, Indonesia, for the inaugural SVD Asia-Pacific (ASPAC) University Conference.
Indonesia is the world’s largest Muslim country by population. The number of its Muslim people is even bigger than the combined Muslim populations of Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Iraq.
