Pope Francis receives souvenir from a Papua New Guinea traditional dancer at APEC Haus in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. Credit: AP/Mark Baker ...

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AP) — Pope Francis called Saturday for an end to tribal conflicts that have wracked Papua New Guinea for decades and appealed for equitable development of its ...

Pope Francis’s 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 traditional spiritual beliefs developed over ...

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.

Pope Francis is presented with a wooden model of a traditional boat outside the APEC Haus in Port Moresby, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, as he arrives with Papua New Guinea's Governor General Bob Dadae ...

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.

Pope Francis has called for the Catholic Church in Papua New Guinea to be particularly close to women who have been abused and marginalized. He's speaking out in a country ...

Pope Francis is presented with a wooden model of a traditional boat outside the APEC Haus in Port Moresby, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, as he arrives with Papua New Guinea's Governor General Bob Dadae ...

Pope Francis is presented with a wooden model of a traditional boat outside the APEC Haus in Port Moresby, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, as he arrives to meet with Papua New Guinea's political and ...