Posts Tagged ‘PNG’

Story of grace and forgiveness Comments 1

Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
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When Grace L. Fabian forgave the man who murdered her husband, she was simply following her faith. She and her husband arrived in Papua New Guinea on the Fourth of July 1969 to work with Wycliff Bible Translators, producing literacy materials and translating the New Testament. They had four children, all born in Papua New Read more

The driving forces behind alcohol and drug abuse Comments 0

Friday, April 5th, 2013
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A study conducted by Sr. Gabriella Burgos from the National Family Life Apostolate and Br. Martin Tnines from the Melanesian Institute has identified unemployment, feelings of exclusion and a decline in parental influence as the driving forces behind alcohol and drug abuse. The research was conducted in Vanimo, Papua New Guinea. Catholic HIV and AIDS Services Incorporated (CHASI), Read more

Woman accused of sorcery burned alive in PNG Comments 0

Tuesday, February 12th, 2013
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Hundreds of bystanders, including many children, watched a 20-year-old mother accused of sorcery stripped and tortured, then burned alive in a Papua New Guinea Highland town of Mout Hagen. Kepari Leniata was accused of sorcery by relatives of a 6-year-old boy who died in the hospital the day before. More than 50 men participated, torturing her with a Read more

PNG MPs want a law banning non Christian religions Comments 0

Tuesday, November 27th, 2012
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PNG MP Wera Mori wants parliament to pass a law banning non Christian religions so as to maintain the country’s stand as a Christian nation. “PNG is a Christian country’” he said.  ”Like other countries, we must be strict and put into our Constitution that we worship the God of Israel,” Opposition MP Tobias Kulang Read more

Rowan Williams en Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée Comments 0

Friday, October 26th, 2012
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Rowan Williams, archevêque de Canterbury et chef de l’Église anglicane, a entamé ce week-end une visite officielle de cinq jours en Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée, en compagnie de son épouse Jane Williams, rapporte la radio nationale. Au cours de ce périple papou, ce dirigeant religieux devrait rencontrer les plus hautes autorités de l’État, dont le Gouverneur Général (représentant Read more

Lutheran shipping CEO in PNG suspended Comments 2

Friday, October 19th, 2012

Lutheran Shipping chief executive officer Agua Nombri has been suspended following continuous pressure from the company’s seafarers for him to be removed. In the seafarers’ meeting last Friday at the company wharf at Voco Point in Lae, Morobe, the chairman of nominees, Titi Christian, said the decision was effective as of Friday. The company is Read more

Criminalité à Port-Moresby : les évêques catholiques demandent l’intervention de l’armée Comments 0

Tuesday, October 16th, 2012
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L’église catholique de Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée s’est officiellement prononcée en fin de semaine dernière en faveur d’une intervention de l’armée, en renfort de la police nationale, dans la capitale Port-Moresby, pour mettre un terme à ce qui est perçu comme une vague prolongée de criminalité. Cette prise de position, de la part de la conférence des évêques Read more

Melanesian Way: the sacred pig whose time is past Comments 0

Friday, August 31st, 2012
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I can tell you the reason for the story of declining services, declining prosperity and the declining well-being of the people of PNG. It’s very simple. As coined by a group of Papua New Guinean intellectuals many years ago, the problem is the Melanesian Way. There. It’s been said. The big, sacred pig which has Read more

Centenary of the birth of Tolai martyr Peter ToRot Comments 0

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012
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Papua New Guinean Catholics and their Christian friends in Australia are organising a Special Holy Mass in English and Tok Pisin in honour of Blessed Peter ToRot in celebration of the 100th year of his birth. The mass will be held at St Vincent’s Catholic Church, 7 Bindel Street, Aranda in Canberra at 11am next Saturday and Read more

PNG Electoral Commission doing a good job Comments 0

Tuesday, June 19th, 2012
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Australia and New Zealand have commended the PNG Electoral Commission for preparing and organising the national election. Australian Deputy High commissioner Margaret Adamson congratulated Electoral Commissioner Andrew Trawen and his staff. “They have done a better job through extensive planning since early last year and have put the election on a timely schedule. Although it Read more