Landowners have warned they fear further deaths and violence at the Porgera gold mine if the Papua New Guinea government does ...

In PNG about 25 percent of its 11 million people live below the poverty line and slightly more than 10 percent have ...

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Pope Francis has called for the Catholic Church in Papua New Guinea to be particularly close to women who have been abused ...

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AP) — Pope Francis arrived in Papua New Guinea on Friday for the second leg of his four-nation trip through Southeast Asia and Oceania, becoming the second pope ...

In Papua New Guinea, Francis’ agenda is aligned with more of his social justice priorities. The poor, strategically important South Pacific nation is home to more than 10 million people, most of ...

Pope Francis wrapped up his visit to Indonesia on Friday after celebrating Mass before an overflow crowd of 100,000, a final ...

A grandmother and mother-of-eight, Ms Tony is one of 23 people from Papua New Guinea's highlands who made the gruelling four-day trek to welcome Pope Francis to the country. Flying from Indonesia ...

Pope to Meet Papua New Guinea Catholics Who Embrace Both Christianity and Indigenous Beliefs MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Pope Francis’s visit to Papua New Guinea will take him to a remote part ...