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 a country where violence against ...

The last three hostages — the professor and two Papua New Guinea women — have now been freed safely. I welcome news from PNG that all hostages have been released & will soon be reunited with ...

A perfect example of this, is Papua New Guinea. The art of body adornment is referred to as Bilas in Papua New Guinea. From the pidgin language Tok Pisin, Bilas celebrates the connection of peoples to ...

(RNS) — In a country where women are often victims of violence and marginalization, the pope was confronted with the same reality in the Catholic Church. VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In Papua New ...

In his first address in Papua New Guinea on Sept. 7, Pope Francis deviated from his prepared remarks to specifically highlight women as "ones who carry the country forward." "They give life ...

In the Pacific, almost two-thirds of women and girls experience violence at the hand of a family member or intimate partner. In Papua New Guinea, the statistics are even more grim, with a woman ...

Ian Kemish AM is a former Australian diplomat who served, among other roles, as Australian High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea from 2010 ... There were only 167 women out of more than 3000 ...

During Pope Francis’ apostolic journey to Papua New Guinea, the pope reflected on the ... a religious congregation for women. Although he is not a martyr, the beatification process for Boismenu ...

7, 2024. As a second leg of his 11-day trip to Asia and Oceania 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 ...