Qalibaf emphasized that the international community must not allow the continuation of what he termed as the largest genocide ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP): When Pope Francis begins his Asia tour next week, one of his early stops will be at Indonesia's iconic Istiqlal mosque. The 87-year-old head of the Catholic Church will ...

JAKARTA, May 7 (Xinhua) -- More than 50 participants stood in neat rows in the courtyard of Southeast Asia's largest mosque, Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta. With slow and focused movements, they were ...

Countries across the globe are reacting to the announcement of the new pontiff -- the Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV -- with the multi-faith Indonesia praising his message on peace. Hundreds of cardinals ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The candidate for UNESCO Director-General, Khaled el-Enany, highlighted Indonesia's role in contributing ...

Jakarta (Agence Fides) - The photo of the Grand Imam of the Istiqlal Mosque, Nasaruddin Umar, bending down to tenderly kiss the head of Pope Francis in his wheelchair - during his trip to Indonesia in ...

In Jakarta’s Istiqlal Grand Mosque, the largest in Southeast Asia, tens of thousands of worshippers crammed together shoulder-to-shoulder. The daylong fasting is aimed at bringing the faithful ...

Nasaruddin, who is also the grand imam of the Istiqlal Mosque, accompanied the pontiff during the latter’s visit to Jakarta in September of last year. During a visit to Southeast Asia’s ...