Joplin Globe1d
Separatist rebels release New Zealand pilot after 19 months of captivity in Indonesia's Papua region
Indonesian authorities said Saturday the New Zealand pilot who’s been held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua ...
Arlington Catholic Herald3d
‘Old pope’ thanks God for his four-nation trip to Asia and the Pacific
The 87-year-old Pope Francis publicly thanked God for allowing him "to do as an old pope what I would have liked to do as a ...
NRL fans blast Anthony Albanese after $600MILLION Papua New Guinea plan gets the green light: 'Waste of tax payer dollars'
News Corp reports that the federal government has reached an agreement in principle with the ARL Commission to fund the NRL's ...
National Catholic Reporter4d
Asia Pacific leaders use papal trip to call for greater climate action
During Pope Francis' four-country visit to Asia and Oceania, world leaders were eager to echo the pontiff's focus on ...
The Beaumont Enterprise5d
Days of tribal violence in Papua New Guinea leave more than 35 people dead, police say
Days of tribal violence in Papua New Guinea’s mountainous interior have left more than 35 people dead, a police official said on Tuesday. Police Assistant Commissioner Joseph Tondon in Enga province ...
87 and hobbled, Pope Francis goes off-script in Asia and reminds world he can still draw a crowd
DILI, East Timor (AP) — It was the farthest trip of his pontificate and one of the longest papal trips ever in terms of days ...
Francis will be only the second pope to visit Singapore, one of the wealthiest nations
The 11-day trip, which earlier took him to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and East Timor, is the longest for the 87-year-old ...
Pope Francis enters Papua New Guinea's remote jungles with humanitarian aid and toys
Pope Francis has arrived in the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea. He landed in Vanimo, on the northwest coast of the ...
Pope Francis flies to remote corner of Papua New Guinea as Asia trip pivots to marginalized communities
Pope Francis emphasized the importance of a Catholic Church serving marginalized communities during his trip to Papua New ...
Philippine Daily Inquirer14d
In Papua New Guinea, Pope Francis holds mass ‘at the edge of the world’
Your subscription has been successful. Later on Sunday, the pope will travel even further into the “periphery”, to the remote jungle town of Vanimo, in Papua New Guinea’s northwest.
National Catholic Register14d
Pope Francis’ Mass in Papua New Guinea: ‘Open Yourselves to the Joy of the Gospel’
In his homily, the Pope drew on the day’s Gospel reading about Jesus healing a deaf man, to emphasize the importance of ...
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Pope Francis visits remote town in Papua New Guinea
On a trip to Southeast Asia and Pacific nations, Pope Francis celebrated Mass in Papua New Guinea's capital, Port Moresby. He then went to the town of Vanimo, bringing aid and toys. Pope Francis ...