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Pope Francis and Nasaruddin Umar, the grand imam of Jakarta’s Istiqlal Mosque, have signed a joint declaration calling for interfaith friendship, taking a stand against religious violence and urging ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Minister of Religious Affairs, Nasaruddin Umar, has issued an apology for his statement regarding the suggestion to abandon zakat or alms. Nasaruddin admits that the remark has ...

SINGAPORE — Pope Francis met with Nasaruddin Umar, the grand imam of Southeast Asia's largest mosque, on Thursday, in a meeting in Indonesia centered on fighting climate change and religious extremism ...

Pope met the grand imam and representatives from Indonesia’s six officially recognised religions at Jakarta’s Istiqlal mosque When Pope Francis stepped on to the hallowed grounds of the Istiqlal ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Minister of Religious Affairs Nasaruddin Umar interprets Christmas as a call for people of faith to care for the planet. Nasaruddin delivered this message during his official ...

Jakarta (AFP) – Pope Francis appealed for religious unity Thursday as he addressed tens of thousands of people at a football stadium after meeting faith leaders at Southeast Asia's biggest mosque. "I ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) has appointed Captain Nasaruddin A. Bakar as its president and group chief executive officer (CEO), effective Feb 1, 2026, a new ...