Reflect on simplicity of Christmas, Indonesian Christians told
Catholics, Protestants urged to tone down celebrations due to pandemic and look at event s true meaning
A simple nativity scene is installed this year in St. Joseph Parish Church in East Jakarta. Christian leaders in Indonesia are calling on people to celebrate Christmas simply this year because of the Covid-19 pandemic. (Photo: Katharina R. Lestari/UCA News)
Catholic and Protestant leaders in Indonesia have stressed the need for Christians to reflect on the simplicity of Christmas celebrations amid the Covid-19 pandemic still gripping the country.
Father Vincentius Adi Prasojo, secretary-general of Jakarta Archdiocese, told a Dec. 21 discussion hosted by the National Disaster Mitigation Agency in Jakarta that Catholics should be able to find the true meaning of Christmas celebrations in such a situation.