Tamara’s mission: to answer God’s call on a floating hospital
Mercy Ships volunteers help deliver medical interventions to some of the world’s poorest communities.
Churches in flames, thousands of Christians displaced as North-East India faces civil war
Tens of thousands of Christians have been displaced due to ongoing conflict in North-East India as aid groups worry the region is on the brink of civil war.
In India, violence against religious minorities is on the rise. Why won’t Australia speak up?
Human rights advocates are disappointed the PM did not publicly raise concerns over human rights abuses in India during Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Sydney.
UN torture watchdog calls Australia’s migrant detention ‘inhumane’
Detained migrants spend on average two years locked up with no idea when they might be released. The UN’s torture watchdog says this is inhumane.
Our constitutional monarchy is wholly preferrable to republicanism. Here’s why
We could say this: God is the ultimate authority. The monarch is the penultimate authority as the living symbol of the majesty of the people.
Two new lay ministers just the beginning for Emmanuel Iranian
Elham Gharaee Shirazi and Paul Afshar are excited to serve their community.
‘Hidden and invisible’ family violence victims remembered at Walk
“The change we want to see is a society where women are treated equally and respectfully and where gender stereotypes are not as rigid,” Brotherhood of St Laurence chaplain the Reverend Scott Holmes said.
Parish celebrates 60 years of ‘unafraid’ ministry in Blackburn North
“We want to be good members of the local community,” the Reverend Peter MacPherson said of the 60th anniversary of St Alfred’s in Blackburn North.
Tarneit Foodbank ‘grown to be its own little community’
“These are the stories that you hear about, but we’re meeting these people face to face,” The Reverend Trish Hunt said.
Tanya’s journey from pumping iron to the priesthood
“Having real life experiences makes me more approachable and more easily able to support others in their life experience, because everyone has stuff,” the Reverend Tanya Cummings says.