The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, Peter O’Neill, has extended an invitation to Pope Francis to visit his country. O’Neill made the invitation during a meeting today with Sir John Ribat, the Archbishop of Port Moresby who is soon to become Papua New Guinea’s first Cardinal, and Archbishop Kurian Mathew Vayalunkal, the new Apostolic Read more
Christian groups in Vanuatu would not support an international reconciliation ceremony which involved Muslims. The reconciliation took place on Sunday. The chairman of the Vanuatu Christian Council, Pastor Allan Nafuki, said they would not support the ceremony and instead plan a march for all Christians in Vanuatu next Friday. The want to send out a Read more
“Ours is a deeply Christian nation, and regardless of denomination, all Papua New Guinean Christians can be proud of our first Cardinal, Sir John Ribat,” said Papua New Guinea’s prime minister Peter O’Neill. O’Neill said the elevation of Ribat to Cardinal on November 19 will be a time of national pride. “We congratulate Sir John Read more
More than 20 students and teachers from the Marist College, Auckland New Zealand, spent four days with children on the Campus of Hope in Samoa. It’s the second year in a row the school has visited. While there, as part of their of their community service work, they ran activities for the children. The Campus of Read more
Tonga’s acting attorney general, ‘Aminiasi Kefu, believes there will be strong opposition to the calls from Tonga’s LGBTI community to revise the Criminal Offences Act. Tonga’s homosexual and transgender community will be calling on government leaders to revise legislation in order to protect LGBTI people. Tonga’s Leiti Association has planned a national consultation with government Read more
Social communication and networking are the way to keep contacts and stay connected, says Fr. Fabrizio Colombo. Colombo from SIGNIS, was facilitating a session on “Communication and Bishops” at a recent workshop for the Bishops of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands Catholic Bishops’ Conference. “Communication technologies change people and society,” he said. “The Catholic Read more
The archbishop of Port Moresby, Sir John Ribat, is one of 17 new Cardinals named by Pope Francis. Ribat said the appointment came as a surprise as he never thought nor dreamt of it. “If it is the will of God, then may he give me his grace and strength to fulfil this course and carry Read more
Archbishop Savio Hon Tai Fai that the church is reconstituting the Archdiocesan Finance Council to help the church reposition its assets, including a multimillion-dollar property in Yona, in anticipation of lawsuits by victims of clergy abuse on Guam. Gov. Eddie Calvo on Sept. 23 signed a law that lifts the statute of limitations to allow Read more
The Neocatechumenal Way is helping people who have experienced difficult times living as Catholics in the the Malaysian state of Sabah. “When Islamisation increased during the 1970s, people began to ask ‘What next?’ Many were in difficult financial positions. They were desperate.” “They once had everything and enjoyed everything and suddenly there was nothing,” said Read more
The Samoan woman, who many believe received the stigmata at Easter this year, has become a Catholic. Toaipuapuagā (Toa) Opapo Soana’i is the daughter of the Congregational Christian Church (CCCS) the Reverend Opapo Oeti. She and her husband Patrick Ah Chong formalised her conversion by renewing her wedding vows in the Catholic Church. Asked about Read more