The long trip by a frail, 87-year-old pope was seen as a bold endeavor and a muscular step for a global church looking East.

The UN's humanitarian adviser for Papua New Guinea, Mate Bagossy, said the death toll of at least 20 as of Sunday was based on information from community members and local authorities in Enga province ...

Pope Francis greets a newlywed couple after leading his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sept.

Pope Francis’s visit to Papua New Guinea will take him to a remote part of the South Pacific island nation where Christianity ...

Pope Francis said the world needs to address climate change while visiting the Pacific Island nation of Papua New Guinea, ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — UN official says 20-to-50 people have been killed in Papua New Guinea violence.

In his homily, the Pope drew on the day’s Gospel reading about Jesus healing a deaf man, to emphasize the importance of ...

Australians walking a sacred wartime path in Papua New Guinea have been "caught in the middle" of a bitter dispute between ...

In his address to officials in Port Moresby, Pope Francis called for responsible use of natural resources, an end to tribal ...

Smart Traveller has warned Australians to continue to exercise a high degree of caution in Papua New Guinea ahead of Pope ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Pope Francis wrapped up his visit to Indonesia on Friday after celebrating Mass before an overflow ...

Pope Francis will visit Port Moresby and Vanimo on the remote north coast from Sept. 6-9, with more than 40,000 people ...