Papua New Guinea (PNG) is richly endowed with natural resources, but exploitation has been hampered by rugged terrain, land tenure issues, and the high cost of developing infrastructure.

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake rattled Papua New Guinea on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey said, striking off the country's northern coast. A USGS map showed the tremor centered in a ...

On a trip to Southeast Asia and Pacific nations, Pope Francis celebrated Mass in Papua New Guinea's capital, Port Moresby. He then went to the town of Vanimo, bringing aid and toys. Pope Francis ...

VANIMO, Papua New Guinea — Pope Francis traveled to the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea on Sunday to celebrate the Catholic Church on the peripheries, bringing with him a ton of medicine ...

Francis, 87, began a 12-day, four-country, two-continent tour last week. PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea -- Pope Francis boarded an Australian Royal Air Force C-130 on Sunday and flew over the ...

Pope Francis traveled to the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea on Sunday to celebrate the Catholic Church on the peripheries, bringing with him medicine, musical instruments and a message of love ...

Pope Francis traveled to a remote town in the jungles of Papua New Guinea on Sunday, after first presiding over mass in the capital city before a crowd that welcomed him with cheers and lively ...

VANIMO, Papua New Guinea (AP) — Pope Francis traveled to the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea on Sunday to celebrate the Catholic Church on the peripheries, bringing with him a ton of medicine ...

Pope Francis Arrives in Papua New Guinea, Country Two of 12-Day Trip By Joshua McElwee PORT MORESBY (Reuters) - Pope Francis arrived in Papua New Guinea on Friday evening from Indonesia ...

Sept. 8 (UPI) --Pope Francis visited the small town of Vanimo in Papua New Guinea after delivering mass to more than 35,000 people in the capital of Port Moresby on Sunday. In his message ...