Vatican official brings relics from St. Peter’s Basilica to home parish in Indonesia
August 05, 2026
» Continue to this story on Vatican News
CWN Editor's Note: A Vatican official brought two relics from St. Peter’s Basilica to his home parish in East Flores, Indonesia, in the hope of making it a pilgrimage site.
Father Markus Solo Kewuta, S.V.D., an official of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, brought soil from St. Peter’s tomb and a stone fragment of the basilica’s holy door to St. Peter the Apostle Mission Station Church in the village of Lewouran. According to Vatican News, Father Kewuta is the first Indonesian priest to work in the Roman Curia.
The above note supplements, highlights, or corrects details in the original source (link above). About CWN news coverage.
For all current news, visit our News home page.
All comments are moderated. To lighten our editing burden, only current donors are allowed to Sound Off. If you are a current donor, log in to see the comment form; otherwise please support our work, and Sound Off!
