Francis is visiting PNG until Monday as part of a tour that first included a stop in Indonesia. He travels next to East Timor, then Singapore before heading back to Rome on Sept. 13.

Pope Francis yesterday flew deep into the jungle of the Southwestern Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea (PNG) to visit Catholics living in one of the most remote areas of the world and deliver ...

PNG, which is spread over more than 400,000 square km and 600 islands, ... On this visit, Pope Francis is expected to talk about climate change and the need to do more to reduce global warming.

Pope Francis will be visiting the country of Papua New Guinea Sept. 6-9 as part of an 11-day, multi-country papal trip. But he won’t be the first pope to set foot on the South Pacific island ...

Pope Francis, in resource-rich PNG, urges fair treatment for workers – Nation and World News ... He will then visit East Timor and Singapore before heading back to Rome on Sept. 13.

Children and youth will be central to Pope Francis’ visit to Papua New Guinea from Sept. 6–9, according to Father Giorgio Licini, secretary-general of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of ...

It was a point made clear in May when Francis held a private audience with Mundiya Kepanga, an indigenous leader and environmentalist, who expressed his tribe’s concerns as part of preparations for ...

Pope Francis' latest visit will be the longest ever since the start of his pontificate in 2013. ... (PNG) that awaits Pope Francis’ apostolic visit in September have expressed immense joy in the ...

Pope Francis has urged the Catholic youth in Papua New Guinea (PNG) to speak the language of love and be wary of indifference that can damage their relationships. “I hope that all of you speak the ...