Francis becomes only the second pope to visit Papua New Guinea, after St. John Paul II touched down in 1984 and again in 1995 during his lengthy, globetrotting voyages.

Over mountains, by air, and by sea, pilgrims have flocked to Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea, where Pope Francis landed on Sept. 6 for a landmark four-day visit. Pilgrims have also ...

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Following the farewell ceremony on Friday, the pope took a six-hour flight to Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea, but otherwise had no official engagements in his diary for the day, giving him a ...

FILE – Pope John Paul II is greeted by Papua New Guinea Highland natives on his visit to Mt. Hagen, Papua New Guinea, on May 8, 1984. (AP Photo, File) AP International ...

A grandmother and mother-of-eight, Ms Tony is one of 23 people from Papua New Guinea's highlands who made the gruelling four-day trek to welcome Pope Francis to the country. Flying from Indonesia ...

Pope Francis, left, is welcomed by Papua New Guinea's deputy Prime Minister John Rosso, right, and rear-Admiral Philip Polewara, center, as he arrives at Port Moresby's "Jackson" International ...

Pope to Meet Papua New Guinea Catholics Who Embrace Both Christianity and Indigenous Beliefs MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Pope Francis’s visit to Papua New Guinea will take him to a remote part ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Pope Francis wrapped up his visit to Indonesia on Friday after celebrating Mass before an overflow crowd of 100,000, a final celebration before heading to Papua New Guinea ...

In Papua New Guinea, Francis’ agenda is aligned with more of his social justice priorities. The poor, strategically important South Pacific nation is home to more than 10 million people ...

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PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea — Pope Francis arrived in Papua New Guinea on Friday for the second leg of his four-nation trip through Southeast Asia and Oceania, becoming the second pope to ...