Faith Communities Council of Victoria: Promoting a Harmonious Victoria

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Welcome to FCCV

Established in 2010, the Faith Communities Council of Victoria (FCCV) is Victoria’s umbrella multifaith body. FCCV was created to contribute to the harmony of the Victorian community by promoting positive relations between people of different faiths and greater public knowledge and mutual understanding of the teachings, customs and practices of Victoria's diverse faith traditions.

2017 Victorian Interfaith Networks Conference - Registration Now Open

The Faith Communities Council of Victoria, in association with the Bendigo Interfaith Council and the City of Greater Bendigo, would like to invite you to the 2017 Victorian Interfaith Networks Conference on Sunday, November 12th 2017 @ Ulumbarra Theatre.

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Ulumbarra Theatre - Bendigo

Malcolm Turnbull defends right of church to refuse to marry couples who support gay marriage

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A Victorian church that cancelled a couple's wedding because they supported same-sex marriage was acting well within its rights, according to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and the leader of the "no" campaign.

Source: Sydney Morning Herald

Sidhak and his dad win battle for Sikh boys to wear turban to Christian school

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A Christian school unlawfully discriminated against a five-year-old boy when it banned him from wearing a traditional Sikh patka, a child's version of a turban, a tribunal has ruled.

Source: The Age

Coptic Pope makes historic visit to Melbourne

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On Thursday 7 September, a police motorcade blocked off Swanson street for the arrival of His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, the Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St Mark.

Source: Melbourne Catholic

Anglican Church offers formal apology to victims of domestic violence

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The Anglican Church of Australia has for the first time apologised to victims of domestic violence and pledged to undertake independent research into the nature and extent of family violence in Anglican communities.

Source: ABC

Australia's only Assyrian school helps refugee children thrive

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In the 15 years since St Hurmizd was founded, the Assyrian primary school in Western Sydney has grown from a cohort of 85 students, to more than 700.

Source: ABC

Religious leaders demand climate action

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Religious leaders from the Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Quaker and Christian faith communities united at Canberra’s Parliament House on Wednesday, to call for strong bi-partisan action on climate change.

Source: Westender

Why it’s offensive to offer a lamb dinner to the Hindu god Ganesha

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A recent ad from the meat industry in Australia, seeking to promote lamb as a food that people from a wide range of religious backgrounds can consume, has given offense to many Hindus in Australia and internationally.

Source: The Conversation

Conservatives accuse Pope Francis of spreading heresy

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Several dozen conservative Catholic scholars and clergy have charged Pope Francis with spreading heresy, a bold but perhaps futile salvo against Francis and his reform-minded papacy.

Source: CNN

Bicentenary of the Birth of Baha’u’llah (1817-2017)

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This October Baha’is around the world, together with their families, friends, neighbours and colleagues, will be celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Birth of Baha’u’llah.

Source: Bahai.org.au

Baha’i Leader Released from Prison in Iran After 10 Years; Six Other Baha’i Leaders Remain Behind Bars

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The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) welcomes the release of the Baha’i leader, Mahvash Sabet, who was unjustly imprisoned in Iran for 10 years on the sole basis of her religion.

Source: Centre for Human Rights in Iran

Saudi Arabia Agrees to Let Women Drive

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Saudi Arabia announced on Tuesday that it would allow women to drive, ending a longstanding policy that has become a global symbol of the oppression of women in the ultraconservative kingdom.

Source: The New York TImes