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Oceania

Churches step up action on climate change

The Church of England is to launch a new data analysis tool to help investors monitor companies’ climate-related risks.

13 December 2016

“Gender-based violence is a sin” – Church leaders take message to the big screen

Christian leaders in Fiji have united to declare that gender-based violence is a sin, in an advert shown on cinema screens and national television.

09 December 2016

Australian religious leaders call for action on modern slavery

The Primate of Australia, Melbourne Archbishop Philip Freier, has joined other religious leaders in Australia in calling for a new law to tackle modern slavery.

07 December 2016

New start for Cylone Winston-hit Fijian village of Maniava

New houses, a church and a school are being built in the Fiji village of Maniava, which was all-but blasted from the map when Cyclone Winstone hit in February.

07 December 2016

Anglicans worldwide raise awareness on World Aids Day 2016

Anglicans across the Communion are marking World Aids Day on 1 December 2016 to raise awareness of HIV/Aids and help end the epidemic. 

01 December 2016

Bishop of Wellington ordains in Hope

Wellington Cathedral has been closed since New Zealand’s devastating earthquake over fears that a neighbouring building could collapse on top of it.

29 November 2016

Anglicans join 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence

Anglicans around the Communion are getting involved in prayer, reflection and action for the 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence.

25 November 2016

Bishops say Church has failed children, women, and indigenous peoples

A group of Anglican and Roman Catholic bishops say the Church should repent of its failure to protect children, women and indigenous peoples.

25 November 2016

First Māori children’s Bible published

The New Zealand Bible Society has just launched the first Māori language children’s Bible, Tāku Paipera, which has been described as a “wonderful gift”.

24 November 2016

Church calls for constitutional recognition of indigenous Australians

The Primate of Australia has called for constitutional recognition for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, saying it is “vital” if they are to flourish.

23 November 2016