Busher in Papua New Guinea: visit the Pope, an indelible imprint

Franchisco Recover – Vatikan Ciodad

“Pontif Bob Francis, undoubtedly leaves a very deep imprint at everyone’s heart in Papua New Guinea. The fingerprint that will be impossible to forget and that will decrease in history as one of the most beautiful pages of the church in this young nation, which in September will be only 50 years of life, “Father Thomas Raviole, 43 years old -turned after the phantom priests in Burin, Thomsight, Tumintein, where there was nearly, where there was nearly, where there was something close to the institute in the technicians. Al -Katassi from the Katizor Babo Peter, was killed in 1945 for the continuation of his messenger despite the ban on the Japanese.

TanTangas, many tribes

There are very little here: schools, institutes, clinics, small hospitals and care centers thanks to our work, with the support of secularists. Papua New Guinea is a wonderful country, rich in unique history, culture and traditions. It is the country that contains the largest number of languages ​​in the world. More than 800 different languages ​​are speaking, representing about 12 % of the planet’s languages. Culture is very diverse, with hundreds of ethnic and tribal groups. Each tribe has its own habits, clothes, rituals and art. Her geography is also great, full of mountains, active volcanoes and beautiful beaches. Before the arrival of Christianity, the tribes and societies of Papua New Guinea practiced traditional religions, which focus on spiritual and spiritual beliefs. Some original beliefs are still ongoing in some areas, especially in rural and remote areas. Today, however, most of the population are Christians. Christianity was presented by British, German and Australian missionaries during the nineteenth century. The main branches of Christianity in Papua New Guinea are Catholicism and many Protestant sects, including Evangelical and Angel Churches.

Iglesias SiePrinity is crowded

The task here is really great. On the one hand, because it is a country where the Bible has recently reached, and therefore, there is still a lot to do. There are places, villages, or remote tribes in the middle of the forest that you have not yet heard about Jesus or did that a few years ago. The priests cannot get bored because we have a lot of work. But it is also great, not only because it is an adventure, but also the answer we receive from people. It often happens that the priests or missionaries come from other places to visit us here, to Baba, and when they see our churches very full, he complains about joking and saying: “I hope we have the churches like you.”

One of my countryIon steals hearts

It is very alive. Churches are full of children, the young people who come, but not only on the table, but also come to the Eucharist worship, and they recognize every week. So, it is very alive and for us the priests, we are few, so we have a lot of work they have to do. In fact, I never met any missionary priest who complained or wanted to return to his country, but the exact opposite. When it happens to be a priest, either for health reasons, or perhaps because he has become old, he must return to his homeland, it makes him cry, because it is a task that really steals his heart.

Fingerprint Pope Francis left him

There are many things that we can say about the gestures of the Pope for this nation, but I would like to include only three. First, the missionaries at the Institute of Espected Word who worked in the Vanimo diocese for nearly 30 years felt cautious and protected by their father’s love. Everything began in 2019, when a group of our diocese traveled to Rome to attend the pilgrimage to the grave of the Apostles. On that occasion, the Holy Father received them in a private audience and promised that he would one day return his visit, and come to the remote village of Vaimo to visit them. Since then, the Pope has maintained continuous communication with missionaries in this field, not only concerned about the spiritual needs of believers, but also the material needs of the task.

A school I love eLaba

Our mission had my primary school for our five children, but we had no secondary school to continue their studies. This broke our hearts, because it was sad to see how most of these children left without a future once the primary end, in 14 or 15 years. But it was impossible for us to build a school that could host several thousand children, so it was just a dream. However, the dream became a reality when Pope Francis realized the situation and wanted to deal personally with the construction of that school, and to find the beneficiaries for us. This school is already ongoing and children, who have been for years without a future, now have a new light of hope thanks to the Pope’s generosity.

Pope Francis with the missionary fathers

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Secondly, it is necessary to remember the MP journey of Francisco to our country. Not only because the visit of Khalifa Pedro is always an important step in the life of the country, but also because he asked who himself to visit the remote village of Vaimo. In the midst of thousands of his activities and responsibilities, he devoted a full back to visit them. Once I got out of the plane, the missionary priest told that he went with the pilgrims in 2019: “You see? It should also be noted that this time he went to the mission of the imperialist Al -Kalfa Institute and participated in a personal meeting with them and with his diocese. Finally, the third gesture of Pope Francis took place a few days ago. On March 31, the whole world was happy with news that it would work on the saint of Babua in New Guinea. We still do not know the history of Peter’s sanctification of rot, but what we know is that, once again, a milestone in the history of this country and another sample of love and the tendency of the Holy Father for us.