On August 16, 1945, the day after Japan surrendered to the Allied Forces in World War II, a 21-member independence preparation committee finished debating Indonesia’s proposed new constitution in ...

On Easter Sunday, 2023, the city administration of Bogor, Indonesia, inaugurated a new building for the Indonesian Christian Church (GKI) Yasmin. It was a major ceremony, attended by senior ...

While the bipartisan agency tasked with creating recommendations to the U.S. State Department about which countries to add to its list as Countries of Particular Concern — a designation given for ...

A recent nationwide survey claiming a whopping 97 percent of respondents believe they enjoy freedom to practice their faith has raised eyebrows in Indonesia, with critics saying the findings are far ...

Indonesia is home to more Muslims than any other country, but it also has a large population of Christians. The country’s religious pluralism is again in the spotlight following the recent election of ...

The Weekly Dispatch takes a deep dive into breaking events and issues of significance around our world and our nation today, providing the background readers need to make better sense of the headlines ...

JAKARTA, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Wednesday urged political leaders in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim-majority country, to guard against religious extremism, which he said ...

The law has come under the spotlight after complaints filed against a former vice-president over his comments on sectarian violence Indonesia's blasphemy law has once again come under scrutiny after ...

Most people in South and Southeast Asian countries are tolerant toward religious diversity and consider minority religious groups compatible with national culture and values, says the latest Pew ...