It is important to take into consideration the impact that activities such as mining could have on the environment and the people. Churches must take a strong, united stand on the responsible use of natural resources says Fiji Catholic priest, Father Kevin Barr. He was speaking at Pacific Conference of Churches Assembly. More than 200 delegates representing 34 Read more
The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, Peter O’Neill, has praised Christian Churches in Papua New Guinea for their role in the development of the country. Speaking at the Divine Word University’s 32nd Graduation ceremony on Sunday 3rd March O’Neill said that Churches have contributed significantly to the development of PNG particularly in the areas of Health Read more
A priest in Fiji who has been accused of rape and multiple allegations of sex related crimes has been placed in police custody for his own safety. Kolikoli was charged with one count of rape and three counts of indecent assault following a complaint lodged by a 21-year-old on Feb. 24 Police prosecutors say further Read more
Fijians were recently recruited by the Taliban says Federal Administered Tribal Areas Research Centre‘s director administration and research Mansur Khan Mehsud. He was speaking to the Fiji Times from Islamabad in Pakistan. Mehsud says that foreigners are coming from a more diverse number of countries than in years past. “A few months ago, we even welcomed some (two Read more
Papua New Guinea is the new frontier for the expansion of Islam in Oceania says Fr. Franco Zocca SVD, a missionary in Goroka and scholar of Islam at the Melanesian Insitute. Islam arrived in Papua New Guinea about 35 years ago, when a mosque was opened near Kimbe, West New Britain. Islam was officially registered Read more
Close to 200 people were expected in Honiara, Solomon Islands, when the tenth annual General Assembly of the Pacific Conference of Churches began on Friday 1 March. The Assembly will hear that corruption, bad political leadership and poverty have continued to rise in the Pacific over the past two decades. “It’s important that the regional leaders know Read more
A proposal to endorse the re-inscription of Tahiti on the United Nations Decolonization Committee’s list will be on the agenda at the Pacific Conference of Churches’ annual general assembly in Solomon Islands this week, despite opposition from France, New Zealand and Australia. PCC acting general secretary and Tahiti native, Reverend Francois Pihaate, told Radio Australia’s Pacific Read more
The King of Tonga, Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau’u Tuku’aho are on their first official visit to New Zealand. On Sunday they attended a service at the Wesley Methodist Church on Taranaki St in Wellington Local pastor, Reverend Viliami Finau, said the children had been excited about the visit for weeks. “It is very exciting Read more
Ten people who lost their lives in the February 6 tsunami that struck Santa Cruz in Temotu Province were remembered in a service held at the St Barnabas Cathedral on Wednesday. Hundreds of people and leaders attended the service, which coincided with the half-day public holiday the Government declared for Wednesday. Speaking at the service, Read more
The Archbishop of Port Moresby says Papua New Guinea’s government will be slow to activate its death penalty laws because of church opposition, after the Pacific nation’s attorney-general said he is revisiting the idea. Archbishop John Ribat says Attorney-General Kerenga Kua’s plan to activate the never-before-used law is the wrong way to deter crime and Read more