The Association of Indonesian Religious Men and Women in the Eternal City (Ikatan Rohaniwan Rohaniwati Indonesia di Kota Abadi – IRRIKA) held a leadership handover ceremony on October 25 at the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia to the Holy See.
On August 28, 2025, Pope Leo XIV appointed an Indonesian bishop as one of the members of the
Vatican’s Dicastery for the Clergy, which is headed by South Korean Cardinal Lazarus You Heung-sik.
Opening the 2025 Festival Golo Koe, Bishop Maksimus Regus urged that tourism in Labuan Bajo must heal rather than exploit, fostering fraternity, unity, and care for creation over profit-driven greed.