On Wednesday morning 30th October, 2013 a prayerful congregation gathered at St. Mary's Cathedral Sydney, Australia, for the funeral Mass of Bp Anthony Joseph Burgess, the Bishop Emeritus of Wewak Diocese, PNG. It was a simple but solemn funeral with Archbishop Denis Hart of Melbourne as Principal...

Law passed to protect family The National, October 17th, 2013 THE Family Protection Bill was passed by Parliament to protect families and individuals from domestic and sexual violence, says a non-government organisation.
The Eastern Highlands Family Voice in Goroka has been addressing family and...

Bishop Tony Burgess funeral arrangements in Sydney By Anne Benjamin - Sydney Dear Friends, By now, many of you will be aware that our dear brother, +Tony, slipped away from us this morning around 8.00. He had developed pneumonia in the last day or so and this rapidly took hold of him. All the...

By Fr. Greg Bourke OFM – Aitape 23 OCT 2013. Anthony Burgess was born on 29 July 1938, the eldest of eight children, in Singleton, New South Wales, Australia. After attending the local convent school he won a scholarship to St. Stanislaus College, Bathurst (Vincentians). Having obtained his Leaving...

12 OCT 2013 Address of Archbishop Michael W. Banach, Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea, Missioning Ceremony - Blessing of Crosses Divine Word University – Madang 11 October 2013 In my homily, I told you that the Divine Word is powerful. What is this power that Jesus gives? Well, St. Paul...

12 OCT 2013 Homily of Archbishop Michael W. Banach, Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea, Missioning Ceremony - Holy Mass Divine Word University – Madang 11 October 2013 (Readings: 1 Kings 19: 9-13a; John 15: 9-17) It is indeed a treat for me to be with you this morning. Thank you, Fr. Jan...

Fr. Giorgio Licini Commission on Social Communications PNG Catholic Bishops’ Conference 14 OCT 2013. According to an article by Malum Nalu in The National today, acting Morobe administrator Geoving Bilong is blaming the Church, the Gospel and people’s religious faith for lack of development in his...

By Fr. John M. Glynn 15 OCT 2013. “I am afraid that the laws - including the Lukautim Pikinini Act - are quite ineffective in the absence of infrastructure. Two weeks ago a woman we know found an abandoned new born baby in a rubbish heap - umbilical cord still attached. She took it to Port Moresby...

By Fr. John M. Glynn The media does report from time to time on unwanted babies being abandoned or sold in the market place. Two or three visits to Gordon Market here in Port Moresby will turn up a baby for sale - for upwards of about K50. Otherwise a visit to the labour ward at Port Moresby...

PRESS RELEASE By National Catholic Health and HIV Services 16 OCT 2013. Traditionally in Papua New Guinea, most matters related to pregnancy, childbirth and child rearing have been left to the women in families; generally, men have not played much of a role. However, there is growing recognition...