Bunun are coming
A troupe of Taiwanese Bunun singers will perform traditional songs in concerts throughout Victoria this September.
Islamic support for religious freedom in Indonesia
In late May at least 15 local Islamic militants attacked a group of Catholics praying at a home in Ngaglik, Sleman in Indonesia.
Funds for new mums and babies
Uniting Church members have engaged in a number of letter-writing campaigns organised by the Commission for Mission urging the Federal Government to take concrete action to prevent FASD (Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder)
Melbourne Response focus of Royal Commission hearing
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sex Abuse has announced that the Catholic Archdiocese’s Melbourne Response will be the subject of the first public hearing in Melbourne commencing on Monday 18 A
My cup… it overflows
Symbols can be very powerful. I have come to realise over the years how often food is used as a symbol of generous hospitality within the church and beyond.
Safer churches
The Uniting Church Assembly has recently changed section 5.2 of the Regulations (Pastoral Care of Members) in an effort to curb unwelcome behaviour.
Meriam Ibrahim thanks
Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag, the 27-year-old woman sentenced to 100 lashes and death for the crime of apostasy in Sudan in May, arrived in Rome on 24 July with her family.
Call for peace
The World Council of Churches (WCC)has called for an immediate cessation of hostilities in the Gaza Strip.
Disagreement between faiths
Image by Jesus Solana on Flickr An upcoming event at the Centre for Theology and Ministry will be looking at relationships between different faith communities.
UnitingCare praises proposed funding reform
Image courtesy of Amanda K on Flickr UnitingCare Australia has commended the Productivity Commission’s Draft Report on Early Childhood Care and Learning praising proposed funding reforms.
The Bible in context: HIV and AIDS
The global HIV and AIDS epidemic has been a context of great suffering: stigmatization, death, grief, impoverishment and has left countless children orphaned.
Rising above hate
Tahira Zahir (pictured) holds coloured balloons as a symbol of community harmony. Tahira Zahir (pictured) holds coloured balloons as a symbol of community harmony in Bendigo last month.