Tag: PCC
Pacific region hopes for ‘climate-conscious’ pope, says PCC leader
By Christina Persico, RNZ Pacific bulletin editor
The leader of the Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC) has reacted to the election of the new pope.
Pope...
Pacific churches reaffirm support for West Papua MSG membership bid
RNZ Pacific
The Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC) continues to pledge its commitment to advocate for the United Liberation Movement of West Papua (ULMWP) to...
Vila-based Indonesian ‘troll’ page targets Papuan advocates
By David Robie
As part of an Indonesian-backed disinformation and troll campaign against West Papuan pro-independence advocates, a Facebook page has emerged making bitter and...
Pacific churches call for boycott of Indonesian products over Papua
By Shayal Devi in Suva
In solidarity with West Papua, the Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC) has called for a boycott of all Indonesian products...
Rev James Bhagwan: Climate justice now for the sake of humanity
COMMENTARY: By Reverend James Bhagwan
The climate emergency is the result of an ethical, moral and spiritual crisis, manifested in a fixation on profit.
The extractive...
Fiji police block Suva climate change march marking COP26 protests
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Police stopped a climate change march in Suva today and forced activists to remove their banners.
They also warned demonstrators against making...
Pacific ‘in peril’ if COP26 doesn’t work, warns regional church leader
By Peter Kenny in Geneva
The Pacific Islands are in grave danger and at the frontline of global climate change and the United Nations Conference...
‘We’ll be extinct,’ warns West Papuan churches, call for halt to...
Tabloid Jubi in Jayapura
The West Papuan Council of Churches (WPCC) has condemned the Indonesian government's Special Autonomy (Otsus) law ratified by the Jakarta parliament...
Pacific churches condemn ‘silencing’ of Papuan voices and media blackout
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk
Pacific churches have condemned the media blackout in West Papua, military crackdown in parts of the territory and the silencing of...
Pacific churches add ‘justice for Mā’ohi’ voice at Tahitian rally
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
The Pacific Conference of Churches has called for justice in Mā'ohi (French Polynesia) and for Oscar Temaru, the activist mayor...
PIANGO welcomes World Churches call for West Papua solidarity visit
The Pacific Islands Association of NGOs (PIANGO) executive director, Emele Duituturaga, has welcomed a call made by the World Council of Churches (WCC) for...
