The pope’s visit comes only two years after the Vatican acknowledged that the Nobel Peace Prize-winning, East Timorese independence hero Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo had sexually abused young boys.
Niniek Karmini - Associated Press
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Lost girls of Indonesia among 61,000 dead and missing migrants
The National Agency for Placement and Protection of Indonesian Workers has counted more than 2,600 cases of dead or missing Indonesian migrants since 2014.
Posted inFaith, News
Islamic school seeks to steer sons of militants to new path
At the Al Hidayah Islamic boarding school, founder Khairul Ghazali wants to prevent the sons of Islamic militants from becoming the next generation of Indonesian jihadists.
Posted inFaith, News
Indonesians call for jailing of Christian governor
Thousands of conservative Muslims took to the streets of the Indonesian capital to call for the jailing of its minority Christian governor.