Bro. Hubert was a man of work.  He was a man of prayer and a man of helping anyone, anytime.   Already as a young boy he had to work very hard on his father’s farm.  In the mission-house, St. Augustin, he had to look after the dairy farm because the other Brother had fallen...

By Fr Phil Smith Divine Word University I attended the Madang hearing by Justice David Cannings yesterday 6th March on the issue of the asylum seekers in Manus. I was surprised by the lack of interest shown. Apart from the three lawyers, one for the Government, one for the detainees (Public...

By Fr. Giorgio Licini PNG Catholic Bishops’ Conference Secretary for Social Communications 27 Feb 2014. On 17 February the Manus saga took a turn for the worse when an Iranian asylum seeker identified as Reza Barati, 23 years of age, was murdered inside the makeshift refugee camp. Public outcry...

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands (CBC) is appalled to hear of recent disturbances at the  Manus Island detention centre resulting in death and injury for the asylum seekers. We wish to convey our sincerest condolences to the family of the Iranian man who...

Kepari remembered The National, February 7th, 2014  A CAMPAIGN to outlaw sorcery and eradicate it in traditional communities is gathering momentum on the first anniversary of the torture in public of a mother-of-three in Mt Hagen.Yesterday marked the first anniversary of the torture and...

Leniata laid to rest The National, January 13th, 2014 KEPARI Leniata’s remains were finally put to rest last Thursday after almost a year since she was accused of witchcraft and burnt alive. Hagen youths from the Warakum AOG Church dug Leniata’s grave last week and buried Leniata’s remains in...

The health and education services provided by the Catholic Church in Western Highlands and Jiwaka Provinces are facing an unprecedented level of interference from traditional landowners who threaten obstruction of access to these services unless they are paid large amounts of money from the State....

By Fr Giorgio Licini PIME – Catholic Reporter PNG   The recently released 2011 census figures point at a consistent population increase (3.1% rate) in Papua New Guinea as in many developing countries. The opposite trend is taking place in western societies now experiencing an aging...

By Fr Giorgio Licini – Catholic Reporter PNG The front page of The National on 27 January reminded the public of the fact that the death penalty is coming and is not far. Thirteen men sentenced for unspeakable crimes of piracy, attempted piracy and willful murder years or decades ago can start...

By Fr Giorgio Licini – Catholic Reporter PNG   The front page of The National on 27 January reminded the public of the fact that the death penalty is coming and is not far. Thirteen men sentenced for unspeakable crimes of piracy, attempted piracy and willful murder years or decades ago...