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Recent tribal violence in Papua New Guinea's interior linked to illegal mining claims over 35 lives, prompting safety concerns and suspension of mining act...

As clashes in Porgera Valley intensify, authorities allow police to use ‘lethal force’ to quell violence.

Pope Francis's visit to Papua New Guinea emphasized social justice, climate change, and peace, resonating with locals. Next stops: East Timor and Singapore.

Francis visit to Papua New Guinea is part of his four-nation tour of southeast Asia and Oceania

But pontiff urged an end to violence and 'superstition and magic' that he warned tarnishes communities

Pope Francis traveled to the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea on Sunday to celebrate the Catholic Church of the peripheries. While 90 percent of Papua New Guinea's 12 million residents call themselves Christian, religion sits longside a panoply of local beliefs, customs and rites – some of which spark…

The pontiff visited the small town of Vanimo after delivering mass to an estimated 35,000 people in the capital of Port Moresby

Pope Francis is honoring the Catholic Church of the peripheries in Papua New Guinea

Pope Francis visited Papua New Guinea Saturday, where he called for vast natural resources to benefit the "entire community" -- a politically charged demand in a nation where many believe their riches are being stolen or squandered.