Question 4 of 6 in Christianity Today’s roundtable on religious harmony in Indonesia. But again, Muslim thoughts are diverse and not monolithic; they cannot be reduced to a single representation.

Two factors underlie why some Muslims in Indonesia believe that sharia should be used as national law: low political literacy and the tendency for Indonesian politicians to use religion as a tool ...

Socorro Vázquez, a 27-year-old Catholic from Spain, reflected on her experience of Pope Francis’ visit to Indonesia and her faith experience while living in Jakarta.

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Muslims in Indonesia are shopping for sweets and new clothes and taking part in traditional festivities as millions observe the holy month of Ramadan, which started on ...

Daily prayer is most common in Indonesia and Malaysia, the two Muslim-majority countries in the survey. In five of the six countries surveyed, nearly all adults still identify with the religion in ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Consumer spending ahead of the biggest religious holiday for Muslims, which was celebrated on Sunday in Indonesia, has declined compared to the previous year, with a ...

Pope Francis on Sept. 4 delivered a sharp warning that "distortion of religion" fuels extremism, intolerance and violence and urged Indonesia to double down on its long tradition of coexistence ...

Pope Francis warned Thursday against religion being used to stoke conflicts, in a declaration signed with a top Indonesian imam before he holds mass for tens of thousands in Jakarta. The signing ...

JAKARTA — Pope Francis and a top Indonesian imam warned Thursday against using religion to stoke conflict, before the 87-year-old pontiff holds mass for tens of thousands at a football stadium ...

Pope Francis traveled to Indonesia on September 4, where he urged the nation to battle extremism. Pope Francis (C) gestures to people at the Grha Pemuda Youth Centre in Jakarta on September 4, 2024.