THE superior general of the Society of the Divine Word (SVD) Fr Heinz Kuluke, SVD, has concluded his five-day official visit to PNG. Fr Heinz arrived at Jackson’s Airport in the early hours of Tuesday, July 22 and was in PNG until yesterday when he left for the Philippines, where he will attend the...

Whose children are malnourished and dying? https://asopa.typepad.com/asopa_people/2014/07/we-must-not-ignore-the-80-whose-children-are-malnourished-dying.html#more By Fr John Glynn WeCARe! Foundation. 21 July 2014 THE headline on the front page of the Post-Courier last Wednesday, Malnutrition Kills,...

By Fr Tomas McDonough The Feast Day of Blessed peter ToRot ToRot was celebrated in great style on Sunday July 6th at St Brigid’s Parish in Marrickville, Sydney. The parish is under the care of the Passionist Community as is the parish of St Joseph in Boroko, Port Moresby. At the invitation of Fr...

7th JULY 2014. There is still no police report on the killing of Fr Jerry Inau and Communion Minister Benedict in the Goilala mountains of Kamulai on the first Sunday of May this year. “The men in uniform have run out of funds and they have left the area. We only know what people say and it’s not...

“The forgiving attitude of Saint Maria Goretti challenges our payback practice and mentality”, Bishop Rochus Tatamai of Bereina said at a meeting of Catholic youth at Divine Word University in Madang over the weekend. The way the murder of the 12-year-old Italian came about in 1902 reflects very...

The death of a third Divine Word University student in as many months yesterday in Madang is likely to send again shockwaves around the country; this time for the conditions of late Terence Wafanu from Green River District in Sandaun province. The Year Two Rural Health student is reported to have...

Bp. Arnold Orowae President, Catholic Bishops’ Conference Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands Honesty and commitment to the common good are essential ingredients of worthy politics. Moreover in a true democratic system political authority is accountable to the people it represents. It seems to us...

The launching, dedication and blessing of a “Family and Sexual Violence Centre” was done in the presence of numerous local dignitaries including the Governor of Madang, Hon Jim Kas on Saturday, 27 June 2014 at the Yomba police station. It is one of the first such police units in Papua New Guinea....

By Fr. Victor Roche SVD Secretary General Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands (CBC) Federation of Catholic Bishops Conferences of Oceania (FCBCO) Dear Secretaries General of Bishops Conferences of the Countries of Europe, It is an honour to be invited to such a...

These notes begin with some references to the ongoing political turmoil in Papua New Guinea. They are longer than the usual summaries, but are included here in full, in the hope that they will shed light on the situation.   Ribat: PM must clear his name Post Courier  26 June 2014 PRIME...