Gay rights activists in Suva are angry at Fijian police for canceling a gay pride march. The police reportedly said they were unaware that the march had been organised to advocate gay rights until just before it was scheduled to begin. But Oceania Pride founder Jasmine Kaur has told the Australia Network she properly notified police about Read more
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Thousands of students stood down from school 
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Friday, May 18th, 2012
Children as young as five “with deep-set problems” are among more than 2000 Waikato students stood down from school last year for offences including sexual abuse, assault and drug use. Waikato Principals’ Association chair and Marian Catholic School principal John Coulam said primary school students were not immune from being stood down for serious offences. Read more
Many churches are up for sale Comments 0
Friday, May 18th, 2012
Church buildings are becoming a feature of the property market as church organisations cope with changes on a number of fronts. Many older churches are up for sale as congregations dwindle, populations shift, traditional designs prove unsuitable for the uses congregations want to put them to and ageing buildings require high maintenance and possible earthquake Read more
Bishop stripped of clerical duties Comments 0
Thursday, May 17th, 2012
A bishop who was convicted of importing child pornography into Canada has been stripped of his clerical duties. The Holy See in Rome has dismissed Raymond Lahey from the clerical state. “This decision reminds all of us of the serious harms that come from all forms of pornography, especially child pornography,” Antigonish Bishop Brian Joseph Read more
Gay marriage in the spotlight Comments 1
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
Gay marriage is the latest social issue to be thrust into the political spotlight. For politicians on the right, the issue is reasonably unproblematic as vague positions tend not to be challenged by supporters so much – see Claire Trevett’s Key ‘not against’ gay marriage. But for politicians of the left, the issue is a minefield. Read more
Arrowtown Catholic school decision appealed Comments 0
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
Just three weeks after the High Court threw out a challenge against consent for a new Arrowtown Catholic school on Speargrass Flat Rd, near Arrowtown, three remaining parties want to take the case to the Court of Appeal. Ayrburn Farm Estates Ltd, consulting engineer James Hadley and Rebecca Lucas, as trustees of the Millhouse Trust, Read more
Destiny city will be the ‘new Jerusalem’ Comments 0
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
Controversial plans for a South Auckland Destiny Church community are set to come to light early next month. The church’s annual conference is titled the City of God and promotional material for the event feature leader Brian Tamaki in front of Auckland’s city skyline. In a video Tamaki calls the development “the new Jerusalem”. Continue Read more
Putin, the last Tsar: The Orthodox Church’s approval Comments 0
Monday, May 14th, 2012
He quells the opposition with force, but Patriarch Kirill sees him as a “gift from heaven.” The alliance between throne and altar becomes an obstacle in the path towards ecumenism According to the opposition Putin is a despot, but Patriarch Kirill sees him as a gift from heaven. While the country’s leader harshly clamps down on public Read more
Costa Rica sides with Catholic radio station over in vitro ads Comments 0
Monday, May 14th, 2012
Costa Rica’s Constitutional Court has issued ruling upholding the right of a Catholic radio station to broadcast spots opposing in vitro fertilization that were censured by the government in June of 2011. The court ruled that Radio Fides had the right to air the fourteen radio spots that are part of a series entitled, “My Read more
Fourth Centenary of Vatican secret archives: 85 km of Documents Comments 0
Monday, May 14th, 2012
The Vatican Secret Archives, where all the documentation relating to the Holy See is conserved and catalogued, are this year celebrating their fourth centenary. Among the initiatives organised to mark the occasion is a congress entitled “Religiosa Archivorum Custodia”, which began yesterday in the Vatican and is examining the history of the archives, their cultural Read more
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