Chaplains are an “integral part of Defence Force care” says Defence Minister Judith Collins. “They’re not the ‘nice to have’. They’re very much people who provide enormous support to our troops overseas and even here.” They don’t come free of charge though. The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) books show they cost almost $3 million Read more
Eleven NZ Defence Force chaplains who have died while serving their country will be remembered in a commemorative service at the Wellington Cathedral of St Paul on 28 August 2015. It is one hundred years since the first NZ Defence Force chaplain was killed on active duty. The service will be attended by the Governor-General, Read more
Religious affiliation among the United Kingdom’s military personnel is markedly higher than in wider society. According to figures released to The Telegraph under the UK’s Freedom of Information Act, almost 83 per cent of military personnel identified as Christian in 2012. This figure came from almost 180,000 members of the forces who gave data to Read more