While praising Indonesia’s constitution, which guarantees religious freedom, Francis also warned in an address following a meeting with President Joko Widodo that the diversity of the world’s ...

The number of animals sacrificed during this year’s Eid al-Adha reached 1,856,962 heads, as per data provided by central and ...

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 ...

SINGAPORE — Pope Francis met with Nasaruddin Umar, the grand imam of Southeast Asia's largest mosque, on Thursday, in a meeting in Indonesia centered on fighting climate change and religious ...

“Indonesia is a great country, a mosaic of cultures, ethnicities and religious traditions, a rich diversity, which is also reflected in the varied ecosystem,” Francis said during Thursday’s ...

In a statement, the Institute of Islamic Understanding Malaysia (IKIM) announced that the Bicara Ad-Din Forum — an iconic ...

On March 14, UCA News reported Indonesia’s human rights minister, Natalius Pigai, calling for new legislation on religious freedom to replace the previous religious harmony law. However, no details ...

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 ...

JAKARTA, Sept 4 (Reuters) - 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 ...

Indonesian women are leading change in the halal economy through entrepreneurship, finance, and education. Their role is key ...

In Indonesia, it is legally required to specify a religion on official documents. Nonbelievers say they are being discriminated against. A rare legal effort to secure rights for atheists and ...