RRI Voice of Indonesia https://www.voinews.id/index.php/component/k2/itemlist/tag/pope%20francis 2024-05-17T14:32:39+07:00 Joomla! - Open Source Content Management 2024-04-01T14:21:56+07:00 2024-04-01T14:21:56+07:00 https://www.voinews.id/index.php/component/k2/item/28169-pope-francis-to-visit-indonesia-on-september-religious-minister Rama Shidqi P. rama@voinews.id

<div class="K2FeedIntroText"><p><img class="caption" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Pope Francis in March 2016. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Long Thien)" src="images/RAMA/03.2016%20Paus%20Fransiskus%20Wikimedia%20Commons%20Long%20Thien.jpg" alt="Pope Francis in March 2016. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Long Thien)" width="800" height="533" /></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">VOInews, Jakarta: Pope Francis will visit Indonesia on September 3, according to Indonesian Minister of Religious Affairs, Yaqut Cholil Qoumas.&nbsp;Qoumas said that the Indonesian government has been notified regarding the upcoming visit of the head of the Catholic Church by the Vatican authority.</span></p> </div><div class="K2FeedFullText"> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">"This is indeed an honor for the Indonesian nation," Qoumas said in a statement from his office on Sunday, as reported by Antara.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">He added that President Joko Widodo has been waiting for Pope Francis to come to Indonesia.&nbsp;Quomas recalled that he had personally delivered the president's letter to Francis on June 8, 2022, inviting him to visit Indonesia.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">"Praise be to God, after almost two years of waiting, Pope Francis will finally visit Indonesia. I believe this will be a special moment, especially for all Catholics," the minister said.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Francis had earlier planned to visit Indonesia, but it was canceled due to the pandemic. He hoped that during his visit to Indonesia, Pope Francis will observe and experience cultural diversity and religious harmony among various faiths in Indonesia.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">"Indonesia can maintain tolerance and peace among various faiths, including local faiths. We hope Pope Francis can personally observe the diversity in Indonesia," Qoumas remarked. (Antara)</span></p></div>

<div class="K2FeedIntroText"><p><img class="caption" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Pope Francis in March 2016. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Long Thien)" src="images/RAMA/03.2016%20Paus%20Fransiskus%20Wikimedia%20Commons%20Long%20Thien.jpg" alt="Pope Francis in March 2016. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Long Thien)" width="800" height="533" /></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">VOInews, Jakarta: Pope Francis will visit Indonesia on September 3, according to Indonesian Minister of Religious Affairs, Yaqut Cholil Qoumas.&nbsp;Qoumas said that the Indonesian government has been notified regarding the upcoming visit of the head of the Catholic Church by the Vatican authority.</span></p> </div><div class="K2FeedFullText"> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">"This is indeed an honor for the Indonesian nation," Qoumas said in a statement from his office on Sunday, as reported by Antara.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">He added that President Joko Widodo has been waiting for Pope Francis to come to Indonesia.&nbsp;Quomas recalled that he had personally delivered the president's letter to Francis on June 8, 2022, inviting him to visit Indonesia.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">"Praise be to God, after almost two years of waiting, Pope Francis will finally visit Indonesia. I believe this will be a special moment, especially for all Catholics," the minister said.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Francis had earlier planned to visit Indonesia, but it was canceled due to the pandemic. He hoped that during his visit to Indonesia, Pope Francis will observe and experience cultural diversity and religious harmony among various faiths in Indonesia.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">"Indonesia can maintain tolerance and peace among various faiths, including local faiths. We hope Pope Francis can personally observe the diversity in Indonesia," Qoumas remarked. (Antara)</span></p></div>