Catholics hold muted Christmas mass in Indonesia's Sharia stronghold
Friday, 27 December 2024 () Banda Aceh, Indonesia (AFP) Dec 25, 2024
With flickering candles and the sound of organs, hundreds of Catholics held a muted Christmas Eve mass in Indonesia's Aceh province, the only one under ultraconservative Islamic law in the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation. Christmas decorations are not allowed on the streets of Aceh - the only Indonesian province to implement strict Sharia law that includes punishments like flog
Friday, 27 December 2024 ()
Banda Aceh, Indonesia (AFP) Dec 25, 2024