PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea — Over mountains, by air, and by sea, pilgrims flocked to Papua New Guinea's capital ahead of Pope Francis's arrival Friday on a landmark four-day visit.
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea — Over mountains, by air, and by sea, pilgrims flocked to Papua New Guinea 's capital ahead of Pope Francis's arrival Friday on a landmark four-day visit.Once-dusty roads in the capital Port Moresby have been swept, street hawkers cleared away and yellow-and-white flags of the Holy See strung from lamp posts, where they flutter under the warm breeze of the Coral Sea.
Human Rights Watch has dubbed the country 'one of the most dangerous places to be a woman or girl', and by some measures 80 percent of women have been subjected to violence by their partners.In the country's Highlands, false accusations of sorcery frequently prompt violent witchhunts that kill or maim victims. The under-resourced police and the government have struggled to make a difference.
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