The Post Courier newspaper reported the preamble to the Constitution said PNG was founded on two basic principles – of cultural heritage and Christianity. Prime Minister James Marape said PNG had more than 20 different Christian churches. “Many who claim to be Christian integrate their Christian faith with some indigenous beliefs and practices,” he said. Read more
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Call for action over contentious new PNG emergency Act 
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Monday, June 22nd, 2020
Paul Harricknen, from the Catholic Professionals’ Society, said the Public Health Emergency Act was rushed through parliament without proper consultation and debate. He said he wants the Ombudsman to either speak directly to the government or challenge the new law in the Supreme Court. “In many respects the act was unconstitutional,” Mr Harricknen said. Read Read more
PNG urged to discuss Manus Island refugees with NZ govt Comments 0
Monday, February 24th, 2020
Papua New Guinea (PNG) should discuss resettling Manus Island refugees in New Zealand, says the Catholic Church in PNG. The general secretary of the Catholic Bishops Conference of PNG, Giorgio Licini, wrote to PNG’s Prime Minister James Marape in January about this. In the letter Licini reminded Marape of New Zealand’s long standing offer to Read more
Six PNG men jailed for abusing women accused of sorcery Comments 0
Monday, July 8th, 2019
Six men in Papua New Guinea who tortured three women they claimed had practised sorcery have been sentenced to eight years each in jail. Justice David Susame told a National Court hearing in New Ireland, that it is becoming a practice in some parts of the country to round up people, accuse them of sorcery, Read more
Bishops attack government over corruption Comments 0
Thursday, March 14th, 2019
Catholic bishops of Papua New Guinea have attacked the government for failing to take action on corruption. They have also attacked it for what they call its general incompetence. Read more Related Posts:Catholic bishops condemn abuse of state funds in PNGBishops encourage Sierra Leone’s new presidentPNG Catholic Bishops concerned about APEC spendingDuterte again attacks Catholic Read more
Bishops tell government to do more for refugees, asylum seekers Comments 0
Monday, February 25th, 2019
Papua New Guinea’s (PNG’s) bishops are urging the government to do more to help resettle the country’s refugees and asylum seekers. Besides pushing for a definitive end to the detention of refugees on Manus Island, the bishops are also highlighting the plight of various groups in the country who have not gained refugee status. In Read more
Manus Island detainees – depression, self-harm, suicide attempts Comments 0
Monday, February 11th, 2019
Manus Island detainees must be released. Mental illness among those incarcerated on the island are rife, says the bishops conference of Papua New Guinea (PNG). The general secretary of the Catholic Bishops Conference of PNG, Giorgio Licini, has written to Prime Minister Peter O’Neill saying PNG leaders should negotiate a deadline with Australia to release Read more
Poor medical care kills thousands Comments 0
Thursday, November 15th, 2018
Poor medical care is causing thousands of Papuans to die needlessly. Many die in government-owned hospitals. Three months ago a document on patients who have passed away at Jayapura Public Hospital was circulated among journalists in Papua. It recorded 1,275 deaths from 2008 to 2012. Read more Related Posts:Bishop’s warning about seriously ill Catholics…Court case Read more
PNG Catholic Bishops concerned about APEC spending Comments 0
Monday, November 12th, 2018
The expenses involved in hosting this week’s APEC conference is of concern, says Papua New Guinea’s bishops’ conference. APEC discussions will include investment and trade opportunities. The bishops say they are concerned about the PNG government’s high spending and what they see as being an unequal distribution of wealth. Read more Related Posts:Bishops announce new Read more
New study reveals Papua New Guinea’s alarming HIV epidemic Comments 0
Thursday, May 31st, 2018
Researchers from the Papua New Guinea Institute for Medical Research and the Kirby Institute at the University of NSW say expanded health services are needed to tackle high rates of HIV, hepatitis and sexually transmitted infection among key populations in Papua New Guinea. The study, Kauntim mi tu (“Count me too”) was released on 16 May in Read more
