Papua New Guinea

Pope Francis told Papua New Guinea's leaders Saturday that vast natural resources must benefit the "entire community", a politically charged call in a ...

Pope Francis is calling for an end to tribal violence that has wracked Papua New Guinea for decades. And he's appealing for sustainable, ...

Pope Francis' visit to Papua New Guinea will take him to a remote part of the South Pacific island nation where Christianity is a recent addition to ...

Bishop Paul Sundu of Kundinawa in Papua New Guinea said that of the 300,000 people expected to see Pope Francis this weekend, “many walked two or three ...

Port Moresby (Agenzia Fides) - The country has a 95% Christian population, but is not based on a "state religion": this is the concept of state in Papua New ...

Pope Francis has arrived in Papua New Guinea for the second leg of his four-nation trip through Southeast Asia and Oceania.

On his first full day in Papua New Guinea, Pope Francis meets with civil authorities and praises the immense diversity of the nation's people, who are ...

Pope Francis arrived in Papua New Guinea on Friday for the second leg of his four-nation trip through Southeast Asia and Oceania.

By Linda Bordoni – Port Moresby. On Saturday morning, we watched Pope Francis pay a courtesy visit to Papua New Guinea's Governor-General, Sir Bob Dadae, ...

Pope Francis was speaking after arriving in Port Moresby on the lates stop of his tour.

Pope Francis is welcomed by Indigenous people on the day he meets with bishops of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands, priests, deacons, consecrated persons, ...

Pope Francis visited Papua New Guinea Saturday, where he called for vast natural resources to benefit the "entire community" -- a politically charged demand ...

A nun told him of the church's work caring for women who have been attacked and accused of witchcraft and sorcery, and then shunned by their families. “I think ...

The Pope was welcomed to the capital city of Port Moresby on Sept. 7.

Francis urges the faithful gathered at Marian shrine to emulate the saints by bringing Christ to others.

The Pope was welcomed to Port Moresby on 7 September by the beating drums of one of the country's 300 indigenous tribes, who performed a traditional dance in ...

Pope Francis emphasized the importance of a Catholic Church serving marginalized communities as he concluded his first full day in Papua New Guinea on ...

The Montfort Missionary Bishop of Lae speaks to Vatican News about several challenges facing Papua New Guinea, and says Pope Francis' visit will ...

Arriving in Papua New Guinea, Pope Francis called for greater efforts toward material development and lasting peace in the rural country, which has been ...

Pope Francis held an open-air mass for tens of thousands of Papua New Guinea's faithful on Sunday, imploring this nation "at the edge of the world" to draw ...

Pope Francis, during his first full day in Papua New Guinea on Sept. 7, was confronted with the myriad of challenges facing women in both the church and ...

Mass began with dancers in grass skirts and feathered headdresses performing to traditional drum beats as priests in green vestments processed up onto the ...

Pope Francis held an open-air mass for tens of thousands of Papua New Guinea's faithful on Sunday.

Pope Francis has arrived in the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea. He landed in Vanimo, on the northwest coast of the country, with a ton of humanitarian ...

The pontiff visited the small town of Vanimo after delivering mass to an estimated 35000 people in the capital of Port Moresby.

Pope Francis touched down in Papua New Guinea on Friday, the second country of his 12-day apostolic journey to Asia and Oceania, following emerging reports ...

The pope was welcomed to the capital city of Port Moresby on Sept. 7 by the beating drums of one of the country's 300 Indigenous tribes, who performed a ...