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The National is the top-selling newspaper in Papua New Guinea. Headquartered in Port Moresby, it has offices in Five (5) centres: Lae, Mount Hagen, Kokopo, Madang and Goroka. We have two printing plants and the paper is simultaneously printed in the capital city of Port Moresby and the industrial city of Lae. The Natio
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Lae diocese marks ToRot’s first canonisation anniversary
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (297+ words) CATHOLICS of the Lae diocese gathered at St Mary’s parish in Eriku on Sunday to celebrate the first anniversary of the canonisation of St Peter ToRot. Papua New Guinea’s first saint was canonised by the Catholic Church a year ago....
Luai revives Pacific story
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (817+ words) WHEN the Chiefs, the new Papua New Guinea (PNG) franchise in Australia’s National Rugby League (NRL), signed star playmaker Jarome Luai recently, the move sent waves through the sporting world. In PNG, the occasion runs deeper than the awe of…...
Don Bosco hosts three-day thanksgiving celebration
3+ week, 2+ day ago (186+ words) THE Don Bosco Technical School, at Gabutu, Port Moresby, hosted a three-day thanksgiving celebration where the Eucharist was celebrated by two recently ordained priests Fr Pio Ehava and Fr Joel Attissio. In his sermon, Ehava explained that the relationship between…...
MV Karkar set for commissioning | The National
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (255+ words) THE Evangelical Lutheran Church of PNG (ELCPNG) is ready to receive its new shipping vessel mv Karkar into Lae for commissioning next week. The ELCPNG company, Lutheran Shipping Services, started in 1907 with one vessel to provide safe transport for missionaries....
Catholic bishops conference hosted | The National
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (296+ words) THE Catholic Bishops Conference of PNG and the Solomon Islands (CBCPNGSI) opened its 67th annual general meeting with a solemn Eucharistic celebration on April 21 at St Joseph’s parish in Boroko, Port Moresby. The liturgy was presided over by Cardinal Sir John…...
Bishop calls for compassion
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (346+ words) THERE is an urgency to address the ongoing law and order issues and eviction matters in the country, but with some understanding, says Wabag diocese Bishop Justin Ain Soongie. Soongie said in his Easter message that all must see a…...
Pope Leo calls for dialogue over conflict
2+ week, 5+ day ago (336+ words) ROME: Pope Leo the 14th used a visit to the tiny landlocked San Marino and a major Catholic gathering in the Italian city of Rimini on Saturday (local time) to issue one of his strongest appeals yet against war, polarisation and…...
“This church is a tree of life”
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (567+ words) FOR 73-year-old Gusu Tuhiana from Heldsbach in Finschhafen, Morobe, Marimari Lutheran Church is far more than timber, concrete and roofing iron. To her, the church represents decades of faith, service and memories built over generations. “This house is a tree…...
Cardinal Gokim to celebrate 125th anniversary of Catholic faith in Bougainville
4+ week, 1+ day ago (253+ words) HIS Eminence Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle Gokim has arrived in Port Moresby on Friday from the Philippines enroute to the Autonomous Region of Bougainville. He travels to Bougainville to participate in the grand celebrations for the 125th anniversary of the Catholic…...
That there be peace in Aiyura Valley
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (1081+ words) THE Aiyugam Reconciliation Ministries (ARM) was launched on June 9, 2023, at the Summer Institute of Linguistics to advocate for peace and stability in Aiyura Valley in Eastern Highlands (EHP). Founder and chairman Brian Waso said his organisation had an ethos to…...