Francis won’t be the first pope to visit Papua New Guinea: a look at John Paul II’s trips
(Francesca Pollio Fenton. CNA)
Pope Francis will be visiting the country of Papua New Guinea from Sept. 6-9 as part of an 11-day, multi-country papal trip. But he won’t be the first pope to set foot on the South Pacific island nation — Pope John Paul II visited the island twice, in 1984 and 1995.