Pope Francis on Sept. 4 delivered a sharp warning that "distortion of religion" fuels extremism, intolerance and violence and urged Indonesia to double down on its long tradition of coexistence and ...

The Indonesian Unity for All (Persatuan Indonesia untuk Semua, PIS) movement also noted that religion-based recruitment of ...

(The Conversation) — Indonesia has criminalized same-sex sexuality, but trans people are finding support in some trans-inclusive mosques and churches. (The Conversation) — Shinta Ratri, an Indonesian ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Pope Francis compared Indonesia's human diversity to the archipelago’s 17,000 islands. He said each one contributes something specific to form “a magnificent mosaic, in which ...

Let us, gathered here in Bali for the first annual G20 Religion Forum, carry forward the work of cultivating respect for human rights through teaching and education. Inspired not least by Indonesia’s ...

Pope Francis warned on Sept. 5 against using religion to stoke conflicts in a declaration signed with a top Indonesian imam before he held mass for tens of thousands in Jakarta. The signing at ...

The ancient thanksgiving rituals of the Kasada have been part of the lives of Indonesia’s Tenggerese people for centuries. Today, the increasingly unpredictable weather has made seeking divine ...

On Easter Sunday, 2023, the city administration of Bogor, Indonesia, inaugurated a new building for the Indonesian Christian Church (GKI) Yasmin. It was a major ceremony, attended by senior ...

Called the R20 for short, this year’s inaugural Religion Forum is set to reconvene with next year’s G20 in India and then the following year in Brazil. Secretary General of Muslim World League ...

Pope Francis called on Indonesia to battle extremism this week during his 11-day trip through parts of Southeast Asia. On Wednesday, Pope Francis met with Indonesian President Joko Widodo and ...

[UPDATED] New religion survey of 13,000 adults across six nations examines conversion, karma, and compatibility with national identity. Among its neighbors, Singapore is a spiritual anomaly.

This is an edited version of remarks delivered on Nov. 3 in Bali, Indonesia, at the G20 Religion Forum, an international summit of religious leaders inaugurated by the government of Indonesia in its ...