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Pope remembers modern martyrs, visits prison on St. Stephen’s Day

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Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki spews volcanic materials during an eruption, in East Flores, Indonesia, Thursday, Nov, 7, 2024. (Credit: AP Photo.)

Indonesian prelate says Catholics feel ‘profound sorrow’ after volcano eruption

Nov 9
Nirmala Carvalho

Sister Nikolin Padjo of the Holy Spirit Missionary Sisters. (Credit: HSMS.)

Nun dies after volcano erupts in Indonesia

Nov 5
Nirmala Carvalho

Pope Francis during his encounter with Jesuits in Jakarta, in Indonesia, on Sep. 4, 2014. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

In meeting Jesuits in Asia, Pope Francis says Synodality ‘is not democracy’

Sep 26
Charles Collins

On U.S. elections, pope says Catholics must choose ‘lesser of two evils’

Sep 13
Elise Ann Allen

Pope Francis on his wheelchair, is welcomed as Indonesian Minister of Religious Affairs Yaqut Cholil Qoumas, center left, walks during an official welcoming ceremony at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (Credit: Achmad Ibrahim/AP.)

Indonesia arrests terrorist suspects planning attack on Pope Francis

Sep 6
Crux Staff

Pope tells Indonesia’s small Catholic community to take risks in following Christ

Sep 5
Elise Ann Allen

Interfaith believers welcome joint commitment to tolerance, dialogue

Sep 5
Elise Ann Allen

Pope hails Indonesia tunnel linking mosque, cathedral as symbol of coexistence

Sep 5
Elise Ann Allen

Muslim women chat as a large digital advertisement board with a welcoming message for Pope Francis is displayed on the facade of a building nearby in Jakarta, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024, ahead of his visit to Indonesia from Sept. 3-6. (Credit: Dita Alangkara/AP.)

Catholics, Muslims welcome Pope Francis in Indonesia

Sep 4
Elise Ann Allen

A nun wears a crucifix and a badge showing Pope Francis as she waits for the Pope’s arrival in the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, the capital’s main Catholic cathedral, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (Credit: Dita Alangkara/AP.)

Pope urges Indonesian clergy, religious to foster openness, inclusion

Sep 4
Elise Ann Allen