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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

PORT MORESBY, 3 September 2026 - The three-day Annual Workshop for Catholic Education Secretaries concluded today at the Catholic Bishops Conference Centre, Waigani, with a Mass of thanksgiving and a strong appeal from the Church to be included in national education policy formulation. Held from 31 August to 3 September in partnership with the National Catholic Education Commission, the Teaching Service Commission [TSC], Caritas PNG and BCEP, the workshop formally trained and

Future doctors from UPNG and Divine Word University take up clinical formation in rural communities, learning medicine as profession and vocation of service. Aitape – Medical students from the University of Papua New Guinea and Divine Word University have commenced their rural clinical placement with the Catholic Church Health Services (CCHS) in the Diocese of Aitape, in a renewed commitment to forming health professionals for service in the peripheries. The program, which ha

Port Moresby - The long-standing partnership between the Church and the State in education in Papua New Guinea has borne new fruit, with the Teaching Service Commission (TSC) delegating the responsibility of Charging Officers to Catholic Education Secretaries. His Excellency Bishop Paul Sundu, Assistant Deputy Bishop of the National Catholic Education Commission, made the remarks today as he addressed Catholic Education Secretaries gathered for their Annual Workshop at the Ca

Port Moresby – For many Catholics in Papua New Guinea, they learned Fr. Francis Tilo before they ever met him. They learned him in song. PORT MORESBY – The Church in Papua New Guinea has farewelled one of her most beloved sons. Fr. Francis Tilo MSC (13 November 1960 – 23 August 2026), missionary, pastor and composer of Papua New Guinea's most beloved Catholic hymns, was laid to rest on Saturday 29th August 2026 at the Bomana MSC Cemetery following his Funeral Mass at St. Char