interfaith harmony in Papua

For residents of Kampung Mosso, a village in the Muara Tami District of Jayapura, the opening of a new church on October 29 marked the end of a long wait …

A football pitch can become more than a place to compete. In Mimika, a regency in Indonesia’s Papua Tengah (Central Papua) Province, it is also being used as a meeting …

Religious moderation in Fakfak is being strengthened through an approach that combines education, interfaith cooperation and local cultural wisdom, as the Forum for Religious Harmony, or FKUB of Papua Barat …

In Manokwari, the departure of 210 participants on interfaith religious journeys from Papua Barat (West Papua) became more than a farewell ceremony. It was presented by the provincial government as …

The Papua peace dialogue held in Jayapura on September 17 brought together religious leaders, academics, government representatives, customary figures and civil society groups around a message that was simple but …

The 666 years of Islam in Papua are being commemorated at RTH Park, Izak Telusa Street, Fakfak Regency, Papua Barat (West Papua) Province, on 8 August 2026, in a celebration …

The successful conclusion of National Pesparawi XIV in Manokwari, Papua Barat (West Papua) from 18 to 28 June 2026, highlighted Papua’s growing capacity to host national-scale cultural and religious events …

The real test of Papua’s development challenge is not the grand announcements in Jakarta but whether public services can reach villages separated by rivers, mountains, forests and vast stretches of …

In many parts of Indonesia, a choir competition is just a culture. In Papua, where hundreds of ethnic groups, languages and religious communities have coexisted for generations, it is often …

Long before the morning prayers began, volunteers were already arranging rows of chairs outside temples. In several places across Papua, candles were unpacked carefully while worshippers carrying flowers slowly arrived …