“Our prayers are for peace and an end to armed conflict,” says Rev John Gilmore, President of the National Council of Churches in Australia. “We reject completely the continuing use of strike weapons that are also impacting vulnerable populations and civilian infrastructure including homes, hospitals and clinics in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank.”
National Council of Churches in Australia
Lives in limbo – 10 years of Offshore Processing
The Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce (ACRT) is one of many groups that are marking this week’s ‘bitter’ 10th anniversary of the Regional Resettlement Arrangement between the Australian and Papua New Guinea (PNG) governments with an appeal to end the misery and cruelty of offshore processing.
There are 80 refugees living in PNG without permanent safety and the Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) has called on the Australian Government to recommit to finding solutions for the 80 refugees still suffering in Papua New Guinea 10 years after the two governments signed their offshore processing agreement
News has emerged this day that the hosting agreement between Australia and Papua New Guinea was signed in secret. The Australian government is refusing to say how much it is giving Papua New Guinea under the agreement.
Voice to Parliament: Faith Leaders’ Open Letter
This morning, Leader’s of Australia’s major religious and ethno-religious organisations have called upon all Federal parliamentarians to support a First Nations’ voice to parliament, called for through the 2017 Uluru Statement from the Heart.
Prayers for Peace in Ukraine
The NSW Ecumenical Council will hold an Ecumenical event praying for peace in the world, especially for Ukraine and Ethiopia. This event will take place at St Demiana & St Athanasius Coptic Orthodox Church, Punchbowl, on Thursday 24 March 2022. This is a face-to-face event and will be live streamed.
Climate Change: The future is in our hands, for our children’s children’s children
“As people of faith, we need to know, in detail, how our Federal Government and Opposition will respond to this Report with appropriate policies and budgeting” says Bishop Philip Huggins, President of National Council of Churches in Australia and Patron of Australian Religious Response to Climate Change.
Tasmania – August 2020
Greetings of peace! We hope you, your families and communities are safe and well! Many blessings for the festival of Eid al Adha, celebrated yesterday.
There has been an invitation from the President of the National Council of Churches Australia to dedicate tomorrow, Sunday 2 August, as a national day of prayer for those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
National Day of Prayer – Sunday 2 August 2020
Out of concern for the pandemic, the National Council of Churches in Australia calls for a National Day of Prayer for the Pandemic and asks that all pray on Sunday 2nd August 2020. A prayer is given for use.
