Papua New Guinea has canonised its first saint after Pope Francis approved the canonisation of local preacher Peter ToRot.

The Pope was set to proclaim Papua New Guinea’s first saint on Sunday, with the canonisation of local lay catechist Peter To ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Pope Francis’s visit to Papua New Guinea will take him to a remote part of the South Pacific island nation where Christianity is a recent addition to traditional spiritual ...

Peter leaves behind an extraordinary legacy spanning over six decades of service to Papua New Guinea. Born on August 22, 1943 ...

Papua New Guinea, which was colonised by the British and the Dutch, was named as an Australian territory after the Second World War, but gained its independence from Australia on September 16 ...

PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AP) — Pope Francis called Saturday for the Catholic Church in Papua New Guinea to be particularly close to women who have been abused and marginalized, speaking out in ...

A newly published study published explores the important role that traditional Papua New Guinean beliefs play in an ongoing campaign against a copper and gold mine on a tributary of the Sepik River.

From traditional food and dress to face painting and dancing, the Papua New Guinean community in Cairns came together to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the region’s independence. Papua New Guinea, ...