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Catholic Church in Papua New Guinea

Pope Francis visits the Caritas Technical Secondary School in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Sept. 7, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Pope Francis Asks Papua New Guinea Catholics to Spread the Gospel to "peripheries"

Sep 7, 2024

Pope Francis called on Catholics in Papua New Guinea to continue to bring the Gospel to the most marginalized and remote communities within the country.

The population of Papua New Guinea is currently 30% Catholic, with growth at a rate of 40,000 baptized each year. / Credit: Pontifical Mission Society of Spain

Some People in Papua New Guinea Walked Three Weeks to See Pope Francis

Sep 6, 2024

Some people even came from the Solomon Islands, about 885 miles to the east in the South Pacific. 

Catholics from Papua New Guinea during the General Assembly that was held in Mingende, in Kundiawa Diocese in 2022. / Courtesy of Catholic Bishops Conference of Papua New Guinea & Solomon Islands

Pope Francis to Find a Lively and Simple Faith in Papua New Guinea

Aug 23, 2024

Pope Francis will visit Papua New Guinea as part of an apostolic journey that will take place Sept. 2-13 in Oceania and that will also take him to Indonesia, East Timor, and Singapore.

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