Pope Francis underlined the importance of fostering religious harmony to protect human dignity, end the cycle of poverty, and promote peace during the third day of his apostolic visit to Indonesia.
On September 4, Pope Francis addressed bishops, priests, deacons, religious men and women, seminarians, and catechists at Jakarta’s Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, urging them to live by the virtues of faith, fraternity, and compassion.
Pope Francis emphasized the vital role of harmony in diversity and called for the reinforcement of social justice and divine blessings as key pillars for promoting peace and well-being in Indonesia, a nation of vast cultural and religious diversity.
Pope Francis said to all the Indonesian civil authorities, "Interfaith communication promotes respect for one another," in Jakarta at the Istana Negara presidential palace in Jakarta on September 04.
Pope Francis is set to make a historic visit to Indonesia as part of his apostolic journey through Southeast Asia and the Pacific from September 2 to 13, 2024.
"With all Catholics in the Jakarta Archdiocese, I sincerely and gratefully want to wish a happy Eid al-Fitr 1 Shawwal 1444 Hijriah to my Muslim brothers and sisters in Indonesia,” Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo
