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.

2020 Multifaith Calendar

logomfcalendar The following are major holy days and festivals for Baha'i, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Sikhism. Whilst this list is not exhaustive it is comprehensive to represent each of the religions in good faith.

Click here to view 2020 Multifaith Calendar (pdf)

2019 Victorian Interfaith Networks Conference - Registration Now Open

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The Faith Communities Council of Victoria, in association with the Interfaith Network of the City of Greater Dandenong and The City of Greater Dandenong, would like to invite you to the 2019 Victorian Interfaith Networks Conference on Sunday, November 17th 2019 @ Springvale City Hall. To register for the event go to vinc.eventbrite.com.au and click on the green Register button. The conference is also an opportunity for the Interfaith Network of the City of Greater Dandenong to celebrate and mark 30 years of interfaith engagement within the local community and beyond.

JCMA: We reject hatred that underpins terrorism

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The Jewish Christian Muslim Association of Australia (JCMA) is appalled and horrified at the recent terrorist attack in Hall Germany, against worshippers in a Synogogue on the Jewish Day of Atonement.

Source: Jewish Christian Muslim Association

A new manual has been launched to debunk Australia's misconceptions about Islam

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Australian Imams and scholars have launched a manual aiming to debunk misconceptions associated with Islam.

Source: SBS

Tahirih was an early Baha'i, Persian feminist pioneer we don't hear enough about

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During the 1800s in Persia, it was a sin to even look at the shadow of a woman.That's why, when the early Baha'i follower Tahirih did the unthinkable and removed her veil in a public meeting.

Source: ABC

Australia's Generation Z Study

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The Worldviews of Australia's Generation Z study provides a powerful insight into how teenagers are making sense of the world around them.

Source: Report prepared by Australian National university, Monash University, Deakin University

New LGBTIQ Buddhist group Rainbodhi launches in Sydney

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Rainbodhi is a new community group for LGBTIQ Buddhists living in Sydney aiming to bring Sydney’s queer and trans Buddhist communities together to develop spiritual friendships and share their experiences of being LGBTIQ and Buddhist.

Source: Star Observer

For bicentenary, Shrine of the Bab opens to thousands of visitors, community leaders

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Terraces cascading down the mountainside were illuminated as thousands of residents of Haifa and surrounding cities and villages walked through the Baha’i gardens at night.

Source: Baha'i World News Service

New Vatican Statue Proclaims Pope Francis' Concern For Refugees

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Pope Francis made his priorities crystal clear by unveiling a sculpture honoring refugees and migrants at St. Peter's Square.

Source: Huffington Post

Catholic Bishops Back Ordination of Married Men as Priests in Amazon Region, a Milestone

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A summit of Roman Catholic bishops recommended that Pope Francis allow the ordination of married men as priests in the Amazon region, which would lift a roughly 1,000-year-old restriction and potentially revolutionize the priesthood.

Source: New York Times