During his visit to Jakarta, Pope Francis lauded the “Tunnel of Fraternity” connecting Istiqlal Mosque and the Catholic Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, describing it as “a place of dialogue and encounter”. While tunnels are often seen as dark places, Francis observed “Here it is different, for everything is illuminated”. The pope told Read more
Minutes before the start of the Mass that concluded Pope Francis’ stay in Indonesia, a small army of volunteers wearing black and green T-shirts with the slogan “Your waste, your responsibility” guided the 60,000 pilgrims filling the stands of the vast Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Stadium in Jakarta. An additional 25,000 people followed the Mass Read more
Indonesia’s anti-terror agency examined security arrangements at Our Lady of Assumption Cathedral in the capital, Jakarta, on Aug 1. Pope Francis will visit the cathedral in September. National Counterterrorism Agency officials inspected the cathedral after police arrested a terror suspect in Malang, East Java, who allegedly planned to attack two houses of worship. “The goal Read more