Muslim groups and state television had spread the news, celebrating it as a great event. Bishop Murwito Aloysius OFM clarifies that it is the choice of a simple citizen who holds no political office ...
The community belongs to the diocese of Agats-Asmat, in the ecclesiastical province of Merauke. A remote area, the last Mass was celebrated at Easter. In recent days Bishop Murwito visited the area ...
A Catholic diocese in Indonesia’s Christian-majority Papua region has postponed a popular annual festival showcasing famed tribal woodcarvings following mob violence against members of the organizing ...
At the second place on our list of 13 real life cannibal tribes, families in India and around the world we have the Asmat tribe from the West Papua that is actually the tribe that was always described ...
In 2025, Aqua Expeditions will expand its horizons to offer three new itineraries in the wildest, most remote corners of East Indonesia—only accessible by ship. The seven- and 12-night excursions will ...
The Asmat tribes were ferocious headhunters and made wooden sculptures that were smeared with the blood of those they killed. They also made beautiful decorated skulls that had been collected from ...
A Catholic diocese in Indonesia’s easternmost Papua region organized a cultural festival to help an indigenous tribal group in the promotion and sales of their famous wooden carvings and sculptures.
A Papuan couple accompany their child suffering from malnutrition at a hospital in Agats A measles and malnutrition crisis has killed at least 72 people, mostly children, in Indonesia's remote ...
The nine-night and 12-night expedition cruises for 2025 come after high demand for an immersive journey into the Asmat region. This is home to pristine jungles, cave systems and Indigenous communities ...
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