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Ecumenical groups address issues in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea

Ecumenical groups address issues in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea

26 June [ENInews] Two ecumenical groups - the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) -- respectively highlighted situations in the Tanah Papua area of Indonesia and in Papua New Guinea, which shares the Pacific island of New Guinea.

27 June 2012

Multi-Faith service to honour perished asylum seekers

Multi-Faith service to honour perished asylum seekers

A multi-faith service to honour asylum seekers who have died seeking asylum in Australia will take place on Sunday July 1 at the Pilgrim Church at 4pm.

26 June 2012

Anglican Overseas Aid's Ethiopian partner wins International Humanitarian Award

Anglican Overseas Aid's Ethiopian partner wins International Humanitarian Award

Australian nurse and midwife Valerie Browning, head of the Afar Pastoralist Development Association (APDA) in Ethiopia has won “The One” International Humanitarian award

20 June 2012

Melanesian Brotherhood Commemorates founder

Melanesian Brotherhood Commemorates founder

The biggest Male religious order in the Church of Anglican the Melanesian Brotherhoods (MBH) celebrated the day of their founder on the 6th of June at Maravovo village West Guadalcanal.

20 June 2012

Youth to lead synod welcome

Youth to lead synod welcome

Youth will take centre stage when leaders of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia meet in Fiji next month.

20 June 2012

Gender commission begins its work

Gender commission begins its work

The church has taken a step which it hopes will lead it out of the impasse over questions about the ordination and blessing of folk who are in same gender relationships.

14 June 2012

Diocese near 'collapse

Diocese near 'collapse

The Anglican Diocese of Dunedin is "two years out from a crisis" and must restructure to become sustainable, its Bishop, the Rt Rev Dr Kelvin Wright, says.

13 June 2012

Three Melanesian Brothers at Mission in Philippines

Three Melanesian Brothers at Mission in Philippines

Three brothers from the community of the Melanesian Brother Hood in Tabalia have responded to the invitation of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente (IFI) church in the Philipines in three year mission to serve as missionaries.

07 June 2012

Archbishop accuses Commonwealth government over gambling

Archbishop accuses Commonwealth government over gambling

Anglican Archbishop Jeffrey Driver has accused the Commonwealth government of gambling with the future of young Australians as it considers changes to gambling regulations.

06 June 2012

Diploma in Theology Program opens in Isabel

The Diocese of Ysabel of the Anglican Church of Melanesia officially launched and inaugurated the Diploma in Theology Program at the Mano Wadrokal School of Theology and Ministry at Tasia, Isabel Province on Thursday last week.

01 June 2012