"We look forward to the visit,” Marape told The Associated Press at the Tongan capital, Nuku’alofa. The Vatican is highlighting Papua New Guinea on the international stage at a time the United ...

Sept. 8 (UPI) --Pope Francis visited the small town of Vanimo in Papua New Guinea after delivering mass to more than 35,000 people in the capital of Port Moresby on Sunday. In his message ...

In Papua New Guinea, Francis’ agenda is aligned with more of his social justice priorities. The poor, strategically important South Pacific nation is home to more than 10 million people ...

Pope Francis looks down as he leads holy mass at Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, on September 8, ...

VANIMO, Papua New Guinea — Pope Francis traveled to the ... a Mass before an estimated 35,000 people at the stadium in the capital, Port Moresby. In his homily, Francis told the crowd that ...

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AP) — Pope Francis arrived in ... John Lavu, the choir conductor at St. Charles Luwanga parish in the capital, Port Moresby, said the visit would help him grow ...

Pope Francis’s visit to Papua New Guinea will take him to a remote part of the South Pacific island nation where Christianity ...

Pope Francis has arrived in Papua New Guinea for the second leg of his four ... John Lavu, the choir conductor at St. Charles Luwanga parish in the capital, Port Moresby, said the visit would ...