Indonesia

When Indonesia's blasphemy law turns blasphemous

Laws to protect religions are a good thing, but society must ensure they are not tools for oppression and inflicting harm

Indonesian cardinal tells faithful to give healthy food aid

Jakarta prelate calls for acts of solidarity to help feed those hard hit by the pandemic

Indonesia tackles backlash over noisy calls to prayer

Many of the country's 750,000 mosques use external loudspeakers that blare the call to prayer five times a day

Indonesian govt to compensate 400 bomb victims

Payout will be the last to be given as part of a commitment made by the government in 2018

Indonesia reports steep rise in mental health cases

Govt fears the spike will result in more families shackling relatives instead of seeking professional help

Climate crisis should be Indonesia's main concern

The pain brought by the pandemic has been bad, but the suffering global warming will bring threatens to be catastrophic

Indonesian news website attacked after reporting child abuse

The story said police ignored evidence presented by a mother accusing her ex-husband of sexually abusing their three children

Indonesia ordains new bishop in Padang

Nuncio calls on Vitus Rubianto Solichin to be a shepherd who loves all people and a mentor who is reliable

Ethnic conflict kills six in Indonesia's Papua region

Thousands of others forced to flee when violence flares after witchcraft allegation

Indonesian pastor accused of church fund conspiracy

Protestant clergyman, three others suspected of embezzling funds meant for building a church in West Kalimantan

Widodo kicks off month-long virtual Bible festival 

Organizers want young Indonesian Catholics to adopt values the book teaches to help forge national unity

Let the world see what's going on in Papua

Continual denials of abuse claims are not enough to dispel concerns over Indonesian rights violations in the region

Flash floods, landslides kill 24 in southern India

Sri Lankan cardinal seeks global support for Easter attack victims

Abduction of US, Canadian missionaries tests Haiti govt in turmoil

Pakistan-born Anglican bishop converts to Catholic Church

Philippines begins vaccinating kids against Covid-19

Cambodia begins opening up after reaching herd immunity