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.His Eminence Mykola Cardinal Bychok, His Eminence Sir John Cardinal Ribat, and His Excellency Archbishop Maurizio Bravi with Bishops after the Thanksgiving Mass of their Annual Retreat PORT MORESBY, 25 September 2026 - The Annual Spiritual Retreat of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands CBCPNGSI concluded Friday with a solemn Thanksgiving Mass presided over by His Eminence Sir John Cardinal Ribat, M.S.C., with the homily delivered by Retrea

His Excellency, the Most Reverend Archbishop Maurizio Bravi, Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands and His Eminence Sir John Cardinal Ribat MSC pictured with Archbishop Anton Bal, Bishop Rozario Menezes SMM, Fr. Stefano Mosca PIME and concelebrants during the celebration of the 200th birth anniversary of Blessed John Mazzucconi ALOTAU — The Catholic Diocese of Alotau–Sideia marked the bicentenary of Blessed Giovanni Battista Mazzucconi, one of the foundatio

Bishops Concelebrating at Mass, extending both their hands with palms down over the offerings PORT MORESBY, 23 September 2026 — The Catholic Bishops Conference of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands (PNGSI), currently on their Annual Retreat, celebrated Holy Mass today for the Memorial of St. Pio of Pietrelcina at the Catholic Bishops Conference (CBC) Chapel in Port Moresby. The retreat, which began on Monday and will conclude on Friday, is being facilitated by His Eminence

Photo @VIVAT Communication Team VIVAT International held a training workshop in Madang, Papua New Guinea, from 14 to 18 September 2025. The event brought together religious, diocesan, youth and lay participants to strengthen local action for justice, peace and the integrity of creation. The workshop was organised at the SVD Conference Centre by the Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) coordinators, Sr Arnolda Kavanamur, SSpS, and Fr Vincent Wasaring, SVD. Understan

His Eminence Mykola Cardinal Bychok, Eparchial Bishop of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saints Peter and Paul of Melbourne, meets His Excellency Archbishop Maurizio Bravi, Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands Papua New Guinea warmly welcomes His Eminence Mykola Cardinal Bychok, C.Ss.R., who arrived in the country on 20 September to join the Catholic Bishops of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands for their annual retreat. In a significant moment of comm

Priests House at Imangapos, built in memory of the late Fr Lawrence Kambao. IMANGAPOS, Pumakos Parish, Diocese of Wabag: A New Priests House at Imangapos was solemnly blessed on 15 September 2025, on the eve of Papua New Guinea’s 50th Independence anniversary. The house was built in honour of the late Rev. Fr Lawrence Kambao, the first diocesan priest from Pumakos. Fr Kambao was ordained for the Diocese of Wabag in 1992 and died in 1995 while serving as parish priest of Maria

Bishop Rozario Menezes SMM greets Pope Leo XIV in Rome and the Pope assures him of his prayers for the people of Papua New Guinea. VATICAN CITY – Most Rev. Rozario Menezes, SMM, Bishop of Lae and President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands (CBC PNGSI), was received in a private audience by His Holiness Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday, 9 September 2026. The audience took place during the Focolare meeting, held from 8 to 11 September at Casa D

His Eminence Sir John Cardinal Ribat MSC, Most Rev. Justin Ain Soongie — accompanying bishop and key PNG Church representatives meeting Senator Penny Wong In a profound witness to Christian unity and synodality, His Eminence Sir John Cardinal Ribat, MSC, Archbishop of Port Moresby and Chairman of the Papua New Guinea Council of Churches, led a delegation of Church leaders from Papua New Guinea on an ecumenical visit to Australia. Building Community Engagement Papua New Guinea

His Excellency, Most Rev. Dariusz Kałuża M.S.F., Bishop of Bougainville, in his homilies leading to the 125 jubilee celebrations of Catholic Faith in Bougainville: Why do you come to school? You study mathematics, you learn ‘no gud ol giamanim yu’ – that is why we learn. Bai yu noken go lo store na ol giamanim yu. That is why we talk about mathematics, that is why we learn about history, technology, these are important. But, the Catholic school gives you something more. The C

Both Mother Teresa and Saint John Paul II visited Papua New Guinea and left their footprints in our nation. As saints who were deeply close to the people of PNG, may we always ask them to pray for us. Ten years ago, on 4 September 2016, Pope Francis declared Blessed Teresa of Kolkata a Saint in St. Peter's Square. The canonization drew thousands, including homeless people who were given places of honour to witness the occasion. A decade later, as the Church celebrates her fea

Inspired by Pope Leo XIV's World Day of Prayer for Creation message, the Catholic Bishops of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands launch the Season of Creation with an appeal for ecological conversion and an end to practices destroying coral reefs. Port Moresby: The Catholic Church in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands has opened the 2026 Season of Creation with a call for a deep ecological conversion that is inseparable from social transformation. The Season, which runs fr