Indonesian cardinal says Catholics have ‘profound sorrow’ after volcano eruption

MUMBAI, India – Indonesian Bishop Fransiskus Kopong Kung says the Catholics in the Diocese of Larantuka “are really sad” after the volcanic eruption on the island of East Flores.

“We are in a profound sorrow,” he said about the event, that left at least ten people dead, including one religious sister, on Nov. 3.

Flores Island is one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, and the island is nearly 85 percent Catholic – the majority of Indonesians are Muslim.

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