Indonesian interfaith leaders seek divine help against Covid
Prayer session calls for swift end to pandemic, help for disaster victims
Jesuit Father Johannes Hariyanto (top right), general secretary of the Indonesian Conference on Religion and Peace, joins a virtual interfaith prayer session held by his group on Jan. 20. (Photo: Screenshot of prayer session)
Interfaith leaders in Indonesia held a virtual prayer session on Jan. 20 calling for a speedy end to the Covid-19 pandemic and for support for victims of recent disasters.
Carmelite Father Aegidius Eko Aldianto, executive secretary of the Indonesian bishops’ Commission for Justice and Peace, was among leaders from the country’s six recognized religions Buddhism, Catholicism, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam and Protestantism who took part in the two-hour event.