NUS - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 13 May 2013 19:27:24 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg NUS - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Samoa's NCC not consulted about free condoms plan https://cathnews.co.nz/2013/05/14/ncc-not-consulted-about-free-condoms-plan/ Mon, 13 May 2013 19:30:57 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=44098

The National Council of Churches (NCC) has not been consulted about a plan to distribute free condoms at National University of Samoa (NUS) according to Father Ioane Ono, Chancellor of Samoa's Catholic Church. He believes NCC wasn't asked about the matter because those involved feared what the answer would be. News about the condoms reached him via a Read more

Samoa's NCC not consulted about free condoms plan... Read more]]> The National Council of Churches (NCC) has not been consulted about a plan to distribute free condoms at National University of Samoa (NUS) according to Father Ioane Ono, Chancellor of Samoa's Catholic Church.

He believes NCC wasn't asked about the matter because those involved feared what the answer would be.

News about the condoms reached him via a reporter who telephoned from Australia.

Ono has asked NCC chairman Kasiano Leaupepe for the issue to be discussed so that a joint statement can be issued on the matter.

NCC membership consists of the mainstream churches.

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Samoa's NCC not consulted about free condoms plan]]> 44098 Catholic Church in Samoa opposes a plan to distribute free condoms https://cathnews.co.nz/2013/04/30/catholic-church-in-samoa-opposes-a-plan-to-distribute-free-condoms/ Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:30:50 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=43370

The Catholic Church is opposed to an initiative by the health authorities in Samoa to distribute free condoms on the campus of the National University of Samoa (NUS). In response to recently reported high rate of STDs in Samoa, the NUS School of Nursing, Samoa Family Health Association and Samoa Red Cross have joined forces Read more

Catholic Church in Samoa opposes a plan to distribute free condoms... Read more]]> The Catholic Church is opposed to an initiative by the health authorities in Samoa to distribute free condoms on the campus of the National University of Samoa (NUS).

In response to recently reported high rate of STDs in Samoa, the NUS School of Nursing, Samoa Family Health Association and Samoa Red Cross have joined forces in an attempt to ensure safer sex among young people. The project will see free condom dispensers put in to bathrooms across the NUS campus.

Those promoting the initiative say access to free condoms has been proven internationally to help reduce the risk of STI transmission and unplanned pregnancy, specifically among youth.

Catholic Church spokesman Father Ioane Ono has told Radio Australia's Pacific Beat the Church intends to launch a formal objection to the plan.

He says contraception encourages promiscuity and is immoral.

"There's no guarantee that these condoms protect our children from passing on diseases," he said.

"And on the other side of the coin, it is promoting promiscuity and promoting fornication."

According to local reports, 35% of the population in Samoa has tested positive for sexually transmitted diseases.

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Catholic Church in Samoa opposes a plan to distribute free condoms]]> 43370 Samoa Conference II https://cathnews.co.nz/2011/07/12/samoa-conference-ii/ Mon, 11 Jul 2011 19:00:05 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=7201

What do Beethoven, Tupac, the Pope and the Dalai Lama have in common? This was the question posed by His Highness Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Efi when he opened the Samoa Conference II at the National University of Samoa (NUS) on 8 July. The Head of State, who is also Chancellor, referred to the four Read more

Samoa Conference II... Read more]]> What do Beethoven, Tupac, the Pope and the Dalai Lama have in common? This was the question posed by His Highness Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Efi when he opened the Samoa Conference II at the National University of Samoa (NUS) on 8 July. The Head of State, who is also Chancellor, referred to the four icons as they represent different genres, belief systems and as a group, reflect both "our diversity as humans and our sameness."

The Conference provided a forum to bring together all international and local academics, as well as practitioners in business, government or non-government organisations who have done, or are currently doing research or any innovative activities on any aspect of development in Samoa. Those making presentations included academics and practitioners from the United States, France, Switzerland, Hawaii, Australia and the Pacific region as well as local leaders from the government, non-government, local business and cultural communities.

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