The Catholic Church plays a crucial role in Papua New Guinea, making up about 30% of the population. The Church is deeply involved in education, with more than 3,000 Catholic schools serving ...

Pope Francis, left, listens to Papua New Guinea's Governor General Bob Dadae outside the APEC Haus in Port Moresby, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, before meeting with Papua New Guinea's political and ...

Pope Francis landed in Papua New Guinea on the evening of Sept 6 after a trip to Indonesia, and will stay until Sept 9. He will then visit Timor-Leste before his Sept 11-13 visit to Singapore.

Similar to Indonesia, Catholics of Papua New Guinea enthusiastically awaited the Pope’s arrival. They stood at the roadside in the areas around the airport, waving their hands while some held up ...

Pope Francis celebrated the Catholic Church of the peripheries during his trip to the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea. Gregorio Borgia / AP Vanimo, population 11,000, certainly fits the bill.

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

According to U.N. Women, 60% of Papua New Guinea’s women have experienced physical or sexual violence from an intimate partner at some time in their lives, double the global average.