VANIMO, Papua New Guinea (AP) — Pope Francis traveled to the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea on Sunday to celebrate the Catholic Church on the peripheries, bringing with him medicine ...

A police official says days of tribal violence in Papua New Guinea’s mountainous interior have left more than 35 people dead ...

The Pope visited Vanimo, a coastal town on a peninsula in northwest Papua New Guinea close to the border with Papua, a province of Indonesia, on the Nativity of Mary. Pope Francis wears a ...

Pope Francis celebrates Mass at Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Sept. 8. (photo: Daniel Ibáñez / CNA) Courtney Mares/CNA World September 7, 2024 Pope Francis presided ...

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AP) — Pope Francis called Saturday for the Catholic Church in Papua New Guinea to be particularly close to women who have been abused and marginalized ...

Pope Francis visited Papua New Guinea Saturday, where he called for vast natural resources to benefit the "entire community" — a politically charged demand in a nation where many believe their ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — (AP) — Violence among illegal miners in Papua New Guinea has left between 20 and 50 people dead, a United Nations official said Monday. The fighting started days ago and ...

Pope Francis arrives in Papua New Guinea (PNG) on the evening of Sept. 6 , 2024 from Indonesia, where the 87-year-old leader of the Catholic Church will continue an ambitious 12-day tour across ...

VANIMO, Papua New Guinea — Pope Francis celebrated the Catholic Church of the peripheries on Sunday as he traveled to the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea with a ton of medicine and toys for ...