Pope Francis is visiting Vanimo partly due to the presence of Argentinian missionary group the Institute of the Incarnate Word, which has a presence in the Vanimo diocese
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Father Agustin Prado, one of the missionaries, said the relationship between Vanimo and the Vatican began after his brother, Father Martin, led a group of parishioners to Rome in 2019. “For us it’s a big blessing. We are working, in a material way, preparing everything, but especially in a spiritual way, to be ready to meet him,” he said.
Cars and fuel for the Papal entourage have been shipped ahead by the Papua New Guinea Defence Force, while the Pope will travel by Australian Defence Force plane to cater for the wheelchair he increasingly uses due to knee and back pain, said Father Lawrence Arockiaraj, general coordinator of the visit committee.
“It’s not a big Catholic community, when you go to Mass there of a morning, the churches are packed,” she said.
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