Days of tribal violence in Papua New Guinea leave more than 35 people dead, police say
Days of tribal violence in Papua New Guinea’s mountainous interior have left more than 35 people dead, a police official said on Tuesday. Police Assistant Commissioner ...
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UN official says between 20 and 50 people have been killed in Papua New Guinea violence
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Between 20 and 50 people have been killed in violence among illegal miners in Papua New Guinea, a United Nations official said Monday. The fighting started days ago and is ...
87 and hobbled, Pope Francis goes off-script in Asia and reminds world he can still draw a crowd
Pope Francis' longest and farthest trip has proven that despite his age, ailments and eight hours of jet lag, Pope Francis ...
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Pope Francis enters Papua New Guinea's remote jungles with humanitarian aid and toys
Pope Francis has arrived in the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea. He landed in Vanimo, on the northwest coast of the ...
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Justice’s child care tax credit faces uphill battle, doesn’t address providers’ urgent needs
Kaitlin Persinger, who commuted from Barboursville to Charleston for work, couldn’t find child care for her son when she ...
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In Papua New Guinea, Pope Francis holds mass ‘at the edge of the world’
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea — Pope Francis held an open-air mass for tens of thousands of Papua New Guinea’s faithful on Sunday, imploring this nation “at the edge of the world” to draw ...
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Sporting a feathered headdress, Pope finds 'Eden' in Papua New Guinea
Pope Francis visited a remote jungle-flanked community in Papua New Guinea Sunday, where he urged an end to violence, and "superstition and magic" that tarnishes a place he likened to Eden.
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Pope Francis’ Mass in Papua New Guinea: ‘Open yourselves to the joy of the Gospel’
Approximately 35,000 Catholics from across Papua New Guinea and Oceania came together at the venue, united in their faith and buoyed by the uplifting chants of the Port Moresby Catholic choir’s ...
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Pope Francis, in resource-rich Papua New Guinea, urges fair treatment for workers
Pope calls for sustainable development of PNG's resources Pope appeals for end to tribal violence, Bougainville resolution PNG governor-general thanks pope for humanitarian advocacy PORT MORESBY ...
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Pope Francis asks Papua New Guinea Catholics to spread the Gospel to ‘peripheries’
Pope Francis called on Catholics in Papua New Guinea on Saturday to continue in their efforts of bringing the Gospel to the most marginalized and remote communities within the country. During a ...
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In Papua New Guinea, Pope Francis confronted with status of women in church, society
In his first address in Papua New Guinea on Sept. 7, Pope Francis deviated from his prepared remarks to specifically highlight women as "ones who carry the country forward." "They give life ...
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Pope Francis flies to remote corner of Papua New Guinea as Asia trip pivots to marginalized communities
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (CNN) — Pope Francis emphasized the importance of a Catholic Church serving marginalized communities during his trip to Papua New Guinea over the weekend ...