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Francis described the "environmental crisis" as "an obstacle to the growth and co-existence of peoples." Indonesia is the first stop on the pope's 11-day, four-nation Asia Pacific tour.
Pope Francis, center, flanked by his spokeperson Maeo Bruni, right, talks to journalists, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024, aboard the flight bound to Jakarta, Indonesia, where Francis will start his 12-day ...
JAKARTA, INDONESIA — During his three-day visit to Indonesia last week, Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, urged Indonesians to live up to the promise represented by the nation’s ...
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Pope Francis arrived in Indonesia on Tuesday at the start of the longest trip of his pontificate, hoping to encourage its Catholic community and celebrate the tradition of ...
Pope Francis on Wednesday urged political leaders in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim-majority country, to guard against religious extremism, which he said distorted people's beliefs ...
Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto, who is Muslim, shared in a post on X: "With the deepest sorrow, I learned the news of the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis.
Pope Francis greets the faithful at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Jakarta, Indonesia, before a meeting with bishops, priests, deacons, religious, seminarians and pastoral workers ...
Francis, 87, began on Monday a 12-day, four-country, two-continent odyssey. JAKARTA, Indonesia -- As he continues to promote religious harmony, Pope Francis visited Jakarta's Istiqlal Mosque, the ...
Pope Francis is welcomed by Indonesia’s Minister for Religious Affairs Yaqut Cholil Qoumas, center, soon after landing at Jakarta’s International airport Soekarno Hatta, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024.
On Pope Francis’s first full day of events in Jakarta, both Muslim leaders and local Catholics have welcomed his visit, calling it a blessing and an opportunity to boost Indonesia’s profile as ...
Pope Francis urged Indonesia to live up to its promise of "harmony in diversity" and fight religious intolerance as he set a rigorous pace for an 11-day, ...