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Joint Faith Leaders’ Statement: Truth-telling and Healing Inquiry

“Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and their cultures have endured much, and many faith-based organisations are historically complicit in this suffering, including in the way Churches have collaborated with the State. In signing this statement, we especially advocate for the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Queensland elders to be meaningfully heard, and for their stories to be recorded and recognised,” say 13 senior Queensland faith leaders

“A woman’s place is in the house of bishops”: The Rev’d Jeannette McHugh, The Rev’d Dr Ann Edwards, Archbishop Kay Goldsworthy, journalist Julia Baird, The Rev’d Sandra Kjellgren and The Rev’d Danni Clark at the 40th anniversary conference of Sydney MOW in 2023
Local

40 years of national women’s ordination advocacy to be celebrated at Brisbane conference

Australian and international Christians are set to gather in Brisbane for the 40th anniversary of the national Movement for the Ordination of Women at a conference in November
International

World Council of Churches opens applications for 2025 Stewards Programme

The World Council of Churches invites young people from across the globe to apply for the 2025 Stewards Programme, scheduled to take place from 14-26 June 2025. This exciting programme offers a unique opportunity for youth ages 18-30 to engage with the global ecumenical movement and actively contribute to the work of the WCC. The deadline for applications is 30 November 2024

International

“Human Rights in Indonesia” side event will address crises in West Papua

A side event to the 57th UN Human Rights Council titled “Human Rights in Indonesia,” hosted by the World Council of Churches and partner organisations, will address the dire human rights situation in West Papua, with ongoing violations that include extra-judicial killings, internal displacement due to armed conflict, restrictions on civil liberties, and a growing number of cases of land grabbing

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