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  Oceania Church & Missions

  Australia’s 2026 National Church Life Survey to provide snapshot of faith across denominations

  By Chris Eyte

  The 2026 National Church Life Survey (NCLS) will take place across churches in Australia next year, offering what organizers describe as the most comprehensive picture of church life worldwide. The study is intended to complement the national census by focusing specifically on the role of faith in people’s lives and the vitality of congregations.

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  Oceania Society & Culture Family & Children

  Viral video shows Australian father forgiving children’s killer inside prison, sharing prayer and communion

  By Chris Eyte

  It was a moment both powerful and extraordinary: a convicted child killer kneeling in prayer and receiving Holy Communion inside a maximum-security prison in Australia. At his side, almost shoulder to shoulder, stood the father of the children he killed, quietly partaking of the sacrament as well. The two men then recited the Lord’s Prayer together before embracing in the presence of a priest. 

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  Oceania Society & Culture Health

  Solomon Islands prime minister hails church’s role in national transformation at evangelism event

  By Chris Eyte

  The church has been a driving force of “extraordinary transformation” in the Solomon Islands, Prime Minister Hon. Jeremiah Manele said during the opening of an evangelistic crusade in the capital this month.

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  Oceania Family & Children Society & Culture

  Christian groups hail Solomon Islands review to end child marriage, raise minimum age to 18

  By Chris Eyte

  The Solomon Islands Government has begun reviewing its child-marriage law, with plans to consider raising the legal age to 18 — a move welcomed by Christian aid agencies, including World Vision New Zealand, which called the step “thrilling” after years of advocacy.

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  Oceania Society & Culture Family & Children

  Christian charity urges Australian teens to raise their voice in nation’s largest youth survey

  By Chris Eyte

  Australian teenagers are being urged to speak up on the issues shaping their future, with just days left to take part in the country’s largest youth survey before it closes on Aug. 15. Mission Australia’s annual Youth Survey invites people aged 14 to 19 to share their views on topics ranging from mental health and climate change to cost of living, housing, and safety. The national non-denominational Christian charity says the findings will help guide policies, services, and support for young Aus

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  Europe Oceania Society & Culture

  Euthanasia and assisted suicide in New Zealand rise 37% in one year

  By Chris Eyte

  Euthanasia and assisted suicide cases in New Zealand have risen by more than a third in the past year, reaching 472 deaths between April 2024 and March 2025 — a 37.21% increase over the previous year, according to figures cited by Right to Life UK from the New Zealand Ministry of Health. The pro-life group called the surge “a cause for alarm” and warned that the country is following the same steep upward trend seen in other nations that have legalized the practice.