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PNG- SI Bishops Speak out on Manus Death

  • by Sandie
  • 04/03/201424/07/2017

The Catholic Bishops Conference of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands expressed their condolences to the family of the asylum seeker killed on Manus Island and reiterated their opposition to Australia’s offshore processing of asylum seekers in Papua New Guinea: “Detaining people against their will in PNG, even if it… Read More »PNG- SI Bishops Speak out on Manus Death

PNG Bishops Fear Loss of Sustainable Development Program

  • by Sandie
  • 18/10/201331/03/2017

The Papua New Guinea Bishops have expressed concern about the nationalisation of the Ok Tedi mine and the possible wind up of the Sustainable Development Program associated with it. They say: “The Sustainable Development Program has supported hundreds of projects nationwide, partnering with organizations and communities to bring assistance where… Read More »PNG Bishops Fear Loss of Sustainable Development Program

PNG Bishops Shocked at Rudd-O’Neill Agreement on Refugees

  • by Sandie
  • 22/07/201301/05/2017

A statement from the Commission for Social Concerns of the Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands Catholic Bishops Conference says “… that while Papua New Guineans are not lacking in compassion for those in need, this country (unlike Australia which is a stable and thriving nation of immigrants) does not… Read More »PNG Bishops Shocked at Rudd-O’Neill Agreement on Refugees

Catholic Bishops: It is not Wrong to Seek Asylum Here

  • by Sandie
  • 22/07/201306/11/2017

“The new resettlement arrangements with Papua New Guinea are based on the premise that it is wrong for people fleeing from persecution to seek asylum in Australia” said Bishop Hanna “this is fundamentally untrue.” Read the statement from the Australian Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office here.

PNG Bishops Oppose Plan to Ban Other Religions

  • by Sandie
  • 19/07/2013

The Catholic Bishops of Papua New Guinea have rejected moves by the Parliament towards to banning other religions. Their spokesperson Father Giorgio Licini says “It is not by banning other faiths that we become more Christian.” Read more in this interview.

PNG Archbishop Proposes Alternatives to the Death Penalty

  • by Sandie
  • 13/05/201301/05/2017

Archbishop Douglas Young of Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea says that calls for the death penalty in response to widespread violence, especially against women and girls, is self-defeating. Instead he suggests: What has to happen? Support programs that will help young men to find employment, identity, and satisfaction in life.… Read More »PNG Archbishop Proposes Alternatives to the Death Penalty

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