Tag: Papua New Guinea

The vice-postulator for the new saint says that he was remarkable not only for his courage, but also for his faith in the Eucharist. Like John the Baptist, he was a martyr for the sanctity of marriage.

Papua New Guinea’s first canonised saint was a dedicated catechist and a martyr for marriage. Killed by Japanese soldiers in 1945, he is a model of Christian consistency.

Communities in Sydney and the Central Coast are preparing to hold celebrations in honour of Blessed Peter To Rot who will be proclaimed Papua New Guinea’s first saint on Sunday 19 October.

What brings a cardinal, an archbishop and a bishop to a small parish church in Sydney? A little-known martyr from a vibrant and diverse Pacific nation.

Pope Francis has cleared the way for the canonisations of three blesseds: an Armenian Catholic archbishop martyred during the Armenian genocide, a lay catechist from Papua New Guinea killed during World War II and a Venezuelan religious sister who dedicated her life to education and the poor.

Maronite Eparch of Australia, NZ and Oceania, Bishop Antoine-Charbel Tarabay, joined Pope Francis in Papua New Guinea. From visits to youth, to the pope’s embrace of PNG’s rich culture, the message was one of ‘tangible hope’ and encouragement, Bishop Tarabay writes.

Key to pope Francis' pontificate has always been the importance of reaching out to the peripheries— made clear by his recent trip to be close to the most marginalised in Papua New Guinea.

At a Mass in Papua New Guinea Pope Francis preached on the call God has put on the heart of all Christians: to have the courage to be open to faith and to be true neighbours to one another.

With only 15 missionaries left in the diocese of Vanimo, Pope Francis spent his third day in Papua New Guinea, listening to stories from a married couple, religious sister and catechist on why many missionaries have stopped their work. 

Pope Francis spoke about Papua New Guinea in his general audience on Wednesday, where an avalanche left 2,000 people buried.

Remote communities in Papua New Guinea have been devastated by a catastrophic landslide that struck the Enga province at 3am on 24 May. The timing of the landslide meant most people were sleeping at the time of the disaster, with little time to escape.

Pope Francis will travel to Papua New Guinea, from 6-9 September on and 11-day tour to the region. To commemorate the event, the Vatican has released a logo for the trip.