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(ANSA) - ROME, SEP 4 - The Muslims of Indonesia welcome "with favour" Pope Francis' visit to the country, the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation, according to a statement issued on ...
JAKARTA — Pope Francis and a top Indonesian imam warned Thursday against using religion to stoke conflict, before the 87-year-old pontiff holds mass for tens of thousands at a football stadium ...
An unexpectedly large crowd of some 100,000 people crammed into two sports stadiums and the surrounding car park on Thursday to witness the final Mass led by Pope Francis in Indonesia before he ...
Seven people have been arrested in Indonesia after a failed plot to attack Pope Francis during his visit to the country. Local media says the suspects - listed as HFP, LB, DF, FA, HS, ER and RS ...
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis is heading to Indonesia to start the longest trip of his pontificate, hoping to encourage its Catholic community and celebrate the tradition of interfaith harmony in a ...
(ANSA) - ROME, SEP 4 - Pope Francis on Wednesday, the first full day of his visit to Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim-majority country, warned authorities and civil society against ...
Pope Francis landed in Indonesia on Tuesday, hoping to celebrate the tradition of interfaith harmony between the country's Catholic community and its Muslim majority. The pope, who will turn 88 in ...
(ANSA) - ROME, APR 12 - Pope Francis will visit Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, and Singapore in September, the Vatican said on Friday. The Pope is scheduled to depart from Rome on ...
The pope, who will turn 88 in December, attended the opening ceremony in Jakarta, where two children in traditional clothes handed him a bouquet of vegetables, fruits, spices and flowers.