Pope Francis began his historic tour of Asia by making a formal pledge with the grand imam of Southeast Asia's largest mosque to take a united stand against religious violence and environmental ...

Drum beats sounded loudly as Francis entered the mosque compound. The grand imam, Nasaruddin Umar, dressed in white, warmly welcomed him by kissing him on both cheeks as soon as he got out of the ...

According to the mosque’s grand imam, Istiqlal is second only in size to Mecca and Medina, and its influence extends to Indonesia’s roughly 242 million Muslims. The interfaith meeting sought ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Pope Francis joined the grand imam of Southeast Asia’s largest mosque in pledging to work together to promote peace and protect the environment on Thursday, issuing a ...

Pope Francis and the grand imam of Southeast Asia’s largest mosque vowed Thursday to fight religiously inspired violence and protect the environment, issuing a joint call for interfaith ...

John Paul II, who visited Indonesia in 1989, was the first pope to ever visit a mosque during his visit to Damascus in 2001. The grand imam said the Istiqlal Mosque is second only in size to Mecca ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Pope Francis and the grand imam of Southeast Asia’s largest mosque vowed Thursday to fight religiously inspired violence and protect the environment, issuing a joint ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Pope Francis and the grand imam of Southeast Asia’s largest mosque vowed Thursday to fight religiously inspired violence and protect the environment, issuing a joint call ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Pope Francis joined the grand imam of Southeast Asia’s largest mosque in pledging to work together to promote peace and protect the environment on Thursday, issuing a ...