Indonesian nuns pray for human trafficking victims
Special events held to mark International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking
Jesuit Father Ignatius Ismartono celebrates an online Eucharistic Mass to celebrate the 7th International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking on Feb. 8. (Photo: YouTube)
Indonesian nuns celebrated the 7th International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking by holding interfaith prayers and Eucharistic celebrations on Feb. 8.
The Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and the International Union of Superiors-General designated the day, the feast day of St. Josephine Bakhita, as an annual day of prayer and awareness against human trafficking.
Indonesian minister extolls virtues of moderate beliefs
Religious affairs minister calls on Catholics to support the fight against extremists
Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Qolil Qoumas (white shirt), Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo and Father Agustinus Heri Wibowo (third right) at Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral Church in Jakarta during a visit by the minister on Jan. 22. (Photo courtesy of Religious Affairs Ministry)
Indonesia’s Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Qolil Qoumas has stressed the need to cultivate moderate views across all religions to counter radicalism in society during a visit to Our Lady of the Assumption Cathedral Church in Jakarta.
Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo of Jakarta, chairman of the Indonesian Bishops’ Conference (KWI), and several priests including Father Agustinus Heri Wibowo, executive secretary of KWI’s Commission for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, welcomed the minister at the cathedral.
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.
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