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RAN Chaplain Simote Finau addresses students of the Kolisi Tonga College, during Operation Solania. Story by Flight Lieutenant Glen Paul. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Chris Tsakisiris.

Chaplain values a Tongan homecoming

02/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2317 Views 0 Comments Chaplains, Operation Solania, Samoa, Tonga

In a reunion that bridged generations, Royal Australia Navy Officer Chaplain Simote Finau recently returned to his childhood school in

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Army Chaplain Luke Drury with Father Iona Tatau, Catholic Vicar General at the Nawra Diocesan priest's chapel, Teaoraereke, Kiribati. Story by Lieutenant Carolyn Martin. Photo by Petty Officer Bradley Darvill.

First tending gardens, now hearts and minds

05/04/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1856 Views 0 Comments Chaplains

Growing up in Hervey Bay, Chaplain Luke Drury never imagined becoming a pastor or joining the military. CAPTION: Army Chaplain

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Chaplain Simon Edds meditates in the Spirit House at the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney. Story and photo by Leading Seaman Daniel Goodman.

Chaplain’s star-studded journey to Buddhism

15/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2814 Views 0 Comments Chaplains

From featuring in blockbuster movies alongside some of Hollywood’s A-listers to becoming the first Buddhist chaplain in the ADF, Chaplain

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Rabbi Rafi Kaiserblueth is sworn in as Navy’s first Rabbi-Chaplain at a ceremony in Sydney. Story by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

Ex NY ambo becomes first RAN Rabbi

10/02/202319/02/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2048 Views 0 Comments Chaplains

A former New York ambulance driver and US Navy reservist is set to become the Royal Australian Navy’s first Rabbi-Chaplain.

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Navy's Imam, Chaplain Majidih Essa. Story by Senior Chaplain Andrew Thorburn. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Jacqueline Forrester

Faith in bridges of respect

07/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1321 Views 0 Comments Chaplains, HMAS Adelaide, Indo-Pacific Endeavour

Navy’s first Muslim chaplain visited the Maldives, Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia to build relationships with regional partners during Indo-Pacific Endeavour

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RAAF Flight Lieutenant Jayden Hasemann, left, and Leading Aircraftman Jack Atkins play basketball with students at Sokehs Roie Soledi Peidie Elementary School. Story by Flight Lieutenant Dee Irwin. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Sam Price.

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Aviators join in the fun at Micronesian school

18/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2679 Views 0 Comments C-27J Spartan, Chaplains, Micronesia, Operation Solania

In between flying aerial maritime surveillance sorties, Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel deployed on Operation Solania 22-4 have engaged with local

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Lyric from the Nunukul Yuggera Dance Troupe leads the members and guests in a traditional dance at the opening of the Amberley Indigenous Cultural Precinct. Story by Flying Officer Greg Hinks. Photo by Corporal Brett Sherriff.

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A place for a yarn at Amberley

29/07/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2538 Views 0 Comments Chaplains, Indigenous, RAAF Amberley

A new space for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all cultures, to meet, reflect, and tell

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Royal Australian Navy Chaplain Catherine Wynn Jones, right, at the International Chaplaincy Symposium at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam as part of Exercise Rim of the Pacific. Story and photo by Leading Seaman Kylie Jagiello.

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Multi-faiths come together with common goal

26/07/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2261 Views 0 Comments Chaplains, RIMPAC

Christian, Muslim and Buddhist chaplains have come together onboard Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii with a common goal to

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Rabbanit Judith Levitan is sworn into Army Chaplaincy at a ceremony in Sydney. Story by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

First female rabbi answers call of duty

13/07/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1723 Views 0 Comments Chaplains, Randwick Barracks

A lawyer and social worker, Rabbanit Judith Levitan, has been sworn in as Army’s first female rabbi at a ceremony in

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Australian Army padre Chaplain Haydn Parsons is presented a farewell gift by Archbishop Christopher Cardone during a service at Holy Cross Cathedral in Honiara, Solomon Islands. Story and photo by Corporal Julia Whitwell.

Chaplain’s Solomon Islands mission ends

22/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2191 Views 0 Comments Chaplains, Operation Lilia, Solomon Islands

Australian Army Chaplain Haydn Parsons was farewelled recently by the Archbishop of Solomon Islands during a Sunday morning service at

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Chaplain Franc Ahlin participates in a church service for National Prayer Day at the Seymour Baptist church on June 4. Story by Major Carrie Robards. Photo by Private Andrew Norman.

Prayer day focuses on people in uniform

22/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1531 Views 0 Comments Chaplains, Combined Arms Training Centre

A number of prayer sessions were held on the National Day of Prayer to show support for members in uniform.

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Wing Commander Robyn Kidd is the first female Air Force chaplain to be promoted to wing commander. Story by Flight Lieutenant Georgina MacDonald. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Stewart Gould.

Taking the lead in chaplaincy

10/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1705 Views 0 Comments Chaplains

Air Warfare Centre’s Information Warfare Directorate Chaplain, Wing Commander Robyn Kidd, has had a fruitful 12 months becoming the first

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Australian Army pastor Chaplain Stephen Copland joins local parishioners outside Our Lady of Rosary Church in Angaur, Palau. Story by Flying Officer Lily Lancaster. Photo by Corporal David Cotton.

Palau pastoral care brings rewards

25/03/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2675 Views 0 Comments Chaplains, Operation Solania, Palau

When Army pastor Chaplain Stephen Copland heard several remote islands in Palau had no religious services for months, he jumped at

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New Zealand News Overseas Veterans

New Zealand Defence Force will remember chaplains

26/08/201516/02/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5446 Views 0 Comments Chaplains, New Zealand Defence Force, NZDF

The New Zealand Defence Force will remember all Defence Force chaplains on Friday – 100 years after the first NZ Defence

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