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The Catholic Church in Indonesia exists within a multicultural and multi-religious environment. Although people of different religions can generally live in harmony and peace, there is an alarming phenomenon, namely xenophobia, caused by radical and fundamentalist groups. Churches, as a symbol of the Christian community’s presence, are frequently built in the Western style, exacerbating xenophobia. This paper aims to highlight the architectural style of Yusuf Bilyarta Mangunwijaya, a priest and architect who attempted to design a church that communicates with a multicultural society and contributes a contextual approach to dialogue in a multicultural society.

Catholic Church, religions, multicultural society, Christian