SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – Muslims in Indonesia said they will sue Catholic leaders to prevent completion of a church building after months of construction, sources said. The Sang Hyang Hurip St. Anthony Catholic Church in Cipamokolan village, Rancasari Sub-District, Bandung, capital of West Java Province, obtained building permits, but attorneys for area residents claim they were […]
Muslims Sue to Block Church Construction in Indonesia
Permits improperly obtained, protestors claim.
January 8, 2025 By - Leave a Comment
Christians Kept from Attending Christmas Service in Indonesia
Muslim residents block access to two sites.
December 11, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – Muslims in Indonesia on Sunday (Dec. 8) prevented Christians from holding a Christmas service at a pastor’s home, sources said. At the Cipta Graha Permai housing complex on Tegar Beriman street in Cibinong, West Java Province, Muslim residents blocked the road to the house of the pastor of the Pentecostal Church […]
Christians Prohibited from Choir Practice at Site in Indonesia
Local Muslims mistakenly believe permission needed.
December 6, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – Muslims in a village in Indonesia stopped a church choir from rehearsing on Sunday evening (Dec. 1) for a Christmas service on the false premise that the Christians needed permission from community leaders, sources said. In the predominantly Muslim Matajang neighborhood in Caile village, Ujungbulu District, Bulukumba Regency, South Celebes Province, […]
Authorities Allow Garbage to Pile Up near Church in Indonesia
Priest protests two years of uncollected trash.
November 26, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – Authorities in Indonesia are allowing two years of uncollected garbage to pile up next to a church building and a Catholic university, sources said. The unhygienic and foul-smelling garbage – bagged, spilling out of broken bags or unbagged – in Yogyakarta city, capital of the Special Region of Yogyakarta, Central Java […]
Christian Arrested on Blasphemy Charge in Indonesia
Muslim mob besieges apologist’s home.
October 22, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – Police on Thursday (Oct. 17) arrested a Christian for comments he made about Islam on social media that had led hundreds of angry Muslims to besiege his home, according to local reports. The Muslim mob surrounded the home of florist Rudi Simamora in Sunggal, near Medan city, Deli Serdang Regency, […]
Attempt in Indonesia to Ban Church’s Worship Ends in Apology
Civil servant angrily halted service at house church.
September 27, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – A state civil servant’s angry halt to her Christian neighbor’s home worship on Sunday (Sept. 22) near Jakarta, Indonesia led to an uproar that resulted in her apologizing, according to local media. The head of the Tourism Marketing Unit at the Bekasi Municipal Tourism Office, identified as Masriwati, stopped the […]
Seven Arrested in Indonesia for Terrorist Threats against Pope
Bombings and burnings threatened.
September 10, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – Counter-terrorism forces in Indonesia arrested seven suspects on terrorism charges before and during Pope Francis’ visit to the country Sept. 3-6, local media outlets reported. Special Detachment Densus 88, an elite counter-terrorism force, arrested the seven suspects from different parts of the country following their social media posts threatening to […]
Church Sealed, Pastor Dragged and Threatened in Indonesia
Shop-house worship site among other businesses ‘secured’ by authorities.
September 3, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – About 50 officials from Jombang Regency, Indonesia on Aug. 18 dragged a pastor from his worship site and sealed the shop where his church met, sources said. The sealing of the worship site was part of a Jombang government effort to recover dozens of shops the government says it owns […]
Opposition Emerges to Easing Worship Permits in Indonesia
VP warns against efforts to end role of Muslim-dominated body.
August 16, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – Opposition has emerged to a proposal by Indonesia’s Ministry of Religious Affairs to do away with the role of a Muslim-dominated body that has complicated efforts by minority religions to build houses of worship. Indonesia’s vice president last week warned against the effort to end the role of the Muslim-dominated […]
Authorities in Indonesia Foil Plan to Bomb Churches
Student member of Islamic terrorist group and parents arrested.
August 5, 2024 By - Leave a Comment
SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – Authorities in Indonesia last week arrested a 19-year-old member of an Islamic extremist group and his parents, foiling a plan to suicide bomb two church sites, officials said. The high school student identified only by his initials, H.O.K, was arrested on Wednesday (July 31) at about 7:15 p.m. as he […]