The long trip by a frail, 87-year-old pope was seen as a bold endeavor and a muscular step for a global church looking East.

The tremor was centered in a patch of ocean some 300 kilometers east of the town of Vanimo, which is preparing to host Pope ...

BANGKOK (AP) — Pope Francis has wrapped up his longest and most challenging trip ever, which took the 87-year-old pontiff ...

Catholic Church said the Papua New Guinea prime minister showed a lack of respect for keeping Pope Francis waiting.

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Pope Francis wrapped up his visit to Indonesia on Friday after celebrating Mass before an overflow crowd ...

In Papua New Guinea, Pope Francis has supported Catholic missions and called for a better sharing of wealth.He concludes the ...

Pope Francis leaves on Monday for a visit to four island nations across southeast Asia, an ambitious trip to urge global ...

Excavators have begun clearing land in the Indonesian region of Papua in what’s been described as the largest deforestation ...

After Indonesia, the pope was set to travel to Papua New Guinea, a largely Christian Pacific island, East Timor and Singapore. Crowds waiting for the pope’s motorcade to approach on Wednesday. Francis ...

A United Nations official says between 20 and 50 people have been killed in violence among illegal miners in Papua New Guinea ...

Pope Francis traveled to the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea on Sunday to celebrate the Catholic Church on the peripheries ...

Pope Francis on Friday accused both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris of being "against life" as he returned to Rome from an ...