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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The remote city of Vanimo, located near Papua New Guinea’s border with Indonesia, is known as a surfing destination. As Pope Francis arrived at the Vanimo Cathedral, a sea of approximately ...

PORT MORESBY (Reuters) - Pope Francis arrived in Papua New Guinea on Friday evening from Indonesia, where the 87-year-old ...

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 ...

Pope Francis emphasized the importance of a Catholic Church serving marginalized communities during his trip to Papua New Guinea over the weekend, flying in a military plane to one of the most ...