Anglican Archbishop Winston Halapua has asked all parishes in the Diocese of Polynesia to pray for the safe release of 44 Fijian soldiers held captive by a militant rebel group in the Golan Heights. “We join with our leaders and with all people of faith in Fiji to pray for our soldiers who have been Read more
No kava consumption on Sundays was the decision made by the Methodist Church in Fiji during the church conference at the Centenary Church in Suva last Friday. The church leaders and church members’ resolution on kava was that it was not to be consumed on Sunday until after the Sunday afternoon worship or sermon. Methodist Read more
The newly elected president of Fiji’s Methodist Church says the church needs to be more realistic about modern day Fiji. The Reverend Tevita Nawadra Banivanua, believes the church has prepared itself to work in a secular state nation as set out in the Constitution. Nawadra was elected the church’s president on Monday. He told the Read more
The Catholic archbishop of Suva, Peter Chong has set up teams around the country that have been trained to emphasise the use of the Bible in Catholic parishes. “As we know, we Catholics are not very good with the Bible and the current age is not to be blamed because over the years we have Read more
Parishioners in Somosomo, Taveuni, Fiji witnessed the rededication of the 100-year-old Muaniseva Church bell last Saturday. Officiating at the event, Archbishop Peter Loy Chong said the toll of the bell in the past had stirred the former Tui Cakau Ratu Golea and his people to convert to Christianity and it would carry out the same Read more
Holy Cross Parish at Wairiki on the island of Taveuni in Fiji has just celebrated its 150th anniversary. While presenting a whale’s tooth during the celebration Ratu Atonio, the son of the Tui Cakau, Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu, pleaded with the church never to forget the people of Lalagavesi. In 1863, before before going out to Read more
The Republic of the Marshall Islands is suing the nine countries with nuclear weapons at the International Court of Justice at The Hague, arguing they have violated their legal obligation to disarm. The Marshalls is suing the five `established’ nuclear weapons states recognised in the 1968 nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT) the US, Russia, which inherited Read more
In response to an approach from Fred Hollows Foundation New Zealand’s long running Soap, Shortland Street, moved from the studio to Fiji for a storyline. The Naililili Catholic Mission was the last of the Fijian locations used. The Mission, which is on an island in a river, is accessible only by boat. The church at Read more
A Catholic priest in Papua New Guinea has condemned the nation’s shocking child health statistics. Writing in PNG’s Catholic Reporter, Fr John Glynn of the We Care Foundation in Port Moresby pointed to United Nation’s statistics that he called “terrifying in their implications”. Fr Glynn wrote that 45 per cent of PNG children have stunted Read more
A Samoan pastor has won the “Three Minute Thesis” competition at Massey University with a snapshot of his doctoral study on counselling in the church. Alesana Pala’amo beat eight other finalists and captivated judges with his presentation titled “Researching God: Come talk to your Pastor”. Mr Pala’amo, from the School of Health and Social Sciences Read more