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The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands at their Annual General Meeting in Madang have prepared a draft Statement on Marriage. If it is also accepted by the Lutheran bishops at their meeting in Lae on 10-14 June 2013, plans may be made to formally launch it in March 2014. Bishop Read more
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The Bishop of Waikato has been appointed as the Anglican Church’s representative to the Catholic Church. Archbishop David Moxon is currently the Bishop of Waikato, Senior Bishop of the New Zealand Dioceses and an Archbishop of the Anglican Church in New Zealand and Polynesia. He will step down from these roles in April and expects Read more
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The possibility of Catholic and Anglicans sharing a common super cathedral in Christchurch is being described as nothing but a pipe dream, by Mike Grimshaw, an Associate Professor of Sociology at Canterbury University. ”It would be the first ecumenical cathedral in the world, but ‘there is no way it would work”. “High Anglicans might be happy Read more
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Despite passing out and enduring breakdowns, Twizel man Ryan Craig is determined to carry a cross the length of the country. The aim of the journey was to raise support for “uniting the churches together”. “If the denominations can work together and pray together, I really think that would open the door for the Lord Read more
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A law and Religion conference was held in Samoa at the beginning of May. The main purpose of the conference was to look for ways to ensure the establishment of robust relationships that would promote religious freedom and tolerance and mutual respect for different churches and faiths, including, a sensitivity to and respect for, local practices. In his Read more
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New Zealand Anglican Archbishop, David Moxon, says there seem to be many obstacles to fully visible Anglican Catholic union and it is unlikely to be achieved in the near future. He is the co-chairperson of the Anglican-Catholic International Commission (ARCIC) and was speaking at the Commission’s meeting in Hong Kong last week. “We can, however, Read more
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The late Reverend Elder Oka Fauola was a gift from God for Samoa and as a leader he will be sorely missed by Samoa in the opinion of Archbishop Alapati Lui Mataeliga, when he was asked about Rev Oka’s passing away. “Rev Oka was a man of God,” says the Archbishop. “He was not just Read more
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Some Hutt Churches have combined to set up a new outreach initiative in downtown Lower Hutt includes a free “short time” creche for children and a place for the elderly to chat over a cuppa. It is called The Anchorage, because it is intended to be a safe and friendly place for all ages. The Read more
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The first interdenominational bible school will open in Fiji in May at the Lami Gospel Community Church. Faith Bible School will open its doors for the first intake on May 14 to August 4 in a 12-week study for either full-time or part-time students. The School of Ministry is one of the full-time studies offered Read more
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On Wednesday 22 February Wellington’s Anglican and Catholic cathedral communities will gather to remember and pray for those who died, were injured or suffered loss in the Christchurch earthquake on 22 February 2011. The service, which begins at 12:30pm in St Paul’s Cathedral will be jointly hosted by The Very Reverend Frank Nelson (Dean of St Paul’s) Read more
