Vatican news Pope Francis concludes his short visit to the Diocese of Vanimo in Papua New Guinea with a brief visit to a group of Argentine missionaries and nuns at the humanist school of the Holy Trinity parish in Baro. By Lisa Zengarini After addressing the faithful of the diocese of Vanimo, Pope Francis made…
Vatican news On the sidelines of Pope Francis’ visit to schoolchildren in Port Moresby, Sister Florentina Cho expressed confidence in the younger generations, saying her religious congregation seeks to shape them into responsible citizens and future leaders of Papua New Guinea. By Claudia Torres – Port Moresby Sister Florentina Cho has been a missionary in…
Our editorial director reflects on Pope Francis’ first day in Papua New Guinea, as he met with the country’s civil authorities and lay and ordained ministers of the Church in Port Moresby. By Andrea Tornielli – Port Moresby How can we get young people excited about mission? “I don’t think there are any ‘techniques’ for…
As he begins his mission as the Vatican’s first resident representative in South Sudan, Archbishop Séamus Patrick Horgan speaks to Vatican News-Vatican Radio about the many challenges facing the young African nation and says the local Church is alive. By Francesca Sabatinelli The Church in South Sudan is alive and, despite the enormous challenges facing…
Vatican news Catholic pilgrims from across Papua New Guinea have descended on Port Moresby to see Pope Francis, and St. John the Apostle Catholic Church has rolled out the red carpet to welcome them. By Claudia Torres and Franco Piroli – Port Moresby St. John the Apostle Catholic Church in Tokarara, a residential suburb of…
Vatican news Pope Francis begins the second leg of his 45th apostolic journey with a three-day visit to Papua New Guinea in Oceania. By Linda Bordoni – Port Moresby Papua New Guinea is 19,047 kilometres from the Vatican. This is the furthest Pope Francis has ever travelled to join his flock, showing them how much…
Vatican news Australian Archbishop of Melbourne Peter Andrew Comensoli told Vatican News that Asia was the future of the Church, adding that Australians were closely following the Holy Father’s apostolic trip to the region. By Linda Bordoni and Deborah Castellano Lubov Archbishop Peter Comensoli of Melbourne, Australia, spoke to Linda Bordoni of Vatican News at…
Vatican news By Linda Bordoni – Jakarta Pope Francis’ dream of a more fraternal world was at the heart of his message to Indonesia – and the world – on Wednesday, his first full day in Indonesia. That’s the message he inscribed inside the installation – a polyhedral sculpture made of many recyclable materials, colours…
In an interview with Vatican News in Jakarta, Maria Paz Jurado, director of international projects for Scholas’ Occurrentes, describes the community’s emotion at Pope Francis’ visit to their Indonesian home and says they “are asking Pope Francis, from the heart of Indonesia, to share a message of peace with the world.” By Linda Bordoni –…
Vatican news Alors que le pape François effectue une visite apostolique en Indonésie, nous examinons de plus près les défis uniques auxquels l’Église catholique est confrontée dans cette nation dynamique et diversifiée. Par Linda Bordoni L’Indonésie, un archipel d’Asie du Sud-Est dont les racines historiques dans l’évangélisation remontent au XVIe siècle, présente une réalité catholique…