Polygamy has a long history in parts of Papua New Guinea. But some say this practice has evolved into something that harms women, causes violence and robs children of the care and resources they need.

Former PNG MP Dame Carol Kidu does not support the move to legislate against polygamy. She says she highlighted issues with polygamy during her time in parliament, but never advocated to ban it.

In one of his final acts, Pope Francis cleared the way for Papua New Guinea to get its first saint -- an anti-polygamy preacher who died in prison during Japan's World War II occupation. To Rot ...

John Witte Jr., however, thinks it isn’t so funny. A scholar of religion and law at Emory University in Atlanta, Witte is working on a lengthy history of polygamy due out next year.

Polygamy usually takes the form of polygyny – when a man marries multiple women. Polyandry, which refers to wives having more than one husband, is even rarer than polygamy and mostly documented among ...

Should Christianity permit polygamy? Under certain conditions, yes, argues a Roman Catholic missionary in Africa. In the latest issue of Concilium, an international theological review ...