“I stipulate that the celebration of Ash Wednesday will be held on Thursday (February 15) from morning to evening. Meanwhile, receiving ashes at the sub-stations can also be done on Sunday, February 19 2024,” said Bishop Hormat.
The Vatican's ambassador to Indonesia, Archbishop Piero Pioppo, urged the country's bishops to travel together in a spirit of brotherhood, at the Synodal opening of the Indonesian Bishops' Conference (KWI) in Bandung on November 14.
Indonesian Bishops' Conference's (KWI) Commission on Interreligious Relations and Beliefs (HAK) convened a national conference (Pernas) on religious moderation at the Mercure Hotel in Bali, Indonesia, beginning from March 6-9.