President’s Message - from Archbishop John Dew _________________________________________________________________________ Dear Brothers in Christ Greetings and good wishes as we come to the end of another year. Advent is well underway and Christmas is close. All kinds of preparations for...

December 19, 2012 Dear my brothers and sisters in Christ Advent, Christmas and New Year’s Seasons greetings to you all. Grace and peace of Our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all, your families and communities, friends and relatives. This Christmas-tide includes the spiritual preparations...

By Atty. Paul Harricknen Catholic Professionals PNG 20 DEC 2012. The Post Courier of 17 December 2012 reported that a total of 101 asylum seekers are now detained at a makeshift centre in Manus Island. The fourth batch of 34 people were flown into Manus from Australia on Saturday, 15 December...

By Abp. Francesco Panfilo SDB – Rabaul 17 DEC 2012. On 30th December, Feast of the Holy Family of Nazareth, the Year of Blessed Peter ToRot will come to an end. The closing ceremony will be held in each parish and I have suggested that the day be celebrated as ‘Family Day’, taking advantage of...

By Fr. John Glynn OL – WeCare! Foundation Looking Forward to 2013 14 DEC 2012. WeCARe! has had a good year. I don’t know how many children, young people, and their Carers have received help from us, but it is over 500 all told. We have a number of project areas. We have educational...

By Fr Franco Zocca SVD – Melanesian Institute (Goroka) 07 DEC 2012. The big island of New Guinea is divided into two parts. The western part is a province of Indonesia. The eastern part is the Independent State of Papua New Guinea. The two parts have a lot in common: similar geography, rich...

By Fr Franco Zocca SVD – Melanesian Institute (Goroka) 07 DEC 2012. The big island of New Guinea is divided into two parts. The western part is a province of Indonesia. The eastern part is the Independent State of Papua New Guinea. The two parts have a lot in common: similar geography, rich in...

By Fr Franco Zocca SVD – Melanesian Institute (Goroka) 07 DEC 2012. The big island of New Guinea is divided into two parts. The western part is a province of Indonesia. The eastern part is the Independent State of Papua New Guinea. The two parts have a lot in common: similar geography, rich in...

By Marina Corradi – Avvenire*, 29 November 2012 That black tunic fluttering along Canabière Street, among a crowd more North African than French, makes you turn around. Check it out, a priest, and dressed like once upon a time, on the streets of Marseille in Southern France. A dark-haired man,...

By Fr Victor Roche - CBC Sec. Gen. In a Commentary that will appear on the Catholic Reporter (Wantok newspepa) on 6 December the Secretary General of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands (CBC) reflects on the causes of urban crime and calls for government,...