Papua New Guinea (PNG) is richly endowed with natural resources, but exploitation has been hampered by rugged terrain, land tenure issues, and the high cost of developing infrastructure. The ...

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake rattled Papua New Guinea on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey said, striking off the country's northern coast. A USGS map showed the tremor centered in a ...

Pope Francis traveled to a remote town in the jungles of Papua New Guinea on Sunday, after first presiding over mass in the capital city before a crowd that welcomed him with cheers and lively ...

VANIMO, Papua New Guinea — Pope Francis traveled to the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea on Sunday to celebrate the Catholic Church on the peripheries, bringing with him a ton of medicine ...

Francis, 87, began a 12-day, four-country, two-continent tour last week. PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea -- Pope Francis boarded an Australian Royal Air Force C-130 on Sunday and flew over the ...

PORT MORESBY – Pope Francis told bishops, clergy and religious in Papua New Guinea Saturday to be close to those on the peripheries and to continue spreading hope, despite the challenges and ...

Scientists found “large” lizard with “baggy” skin in a forest of Papua New Guinea and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Getty Images / iStockphoto In a dark forest of ...

VANIMO, Papua New Guinea (AP) — Pope Francis traveled to the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea on Sunday to celebrate the Catholic Church on the peripheries, bringing with him a ton of medicine ...

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 Arrives in Papua New Guinea, Country Two of 12-Day Trip By Joshua McElwee PORT MORESBY (Reuters) - Pope Francis arrived in Papua New Guinea on Friday evening from Indonesia ...

Following the farewell ceremony on Friday, the pope took a six-hour flight to Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea, but otherwise had no official engagements in his diary for the day, giving him a ...

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 ...