Church leaders hold AGM

The heads of Priests, Brothers and Sisters of different congregations of Catholic Church in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands (SI) met for their 33rd annual general meeting from Feb 25 to March 1 at Alexishafen, Madang.
They came under the theme, ‘Pilgrims of Hope: On the Path of Peace’ numbering 48 in all, from all over PNG and SI.
Unique to this assembly was the presence of the presidents and representatives of religious conferences from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.
Most notable senior members of the Catholic hierarchy who were present in the Federation of Religious PNG and SI General Assembly were; Christopher Cardone, the Archbishop of Honiara and bishop deputy for Religious and Consecrated Life at CBC.
Archbishop of Madang, Anthon Bal at the opening mass welcoming everyone to his diocese for this assembly, shared his reflection on theme: ‘Pilgrims of Hope: On the Path of Peace’.
Bishop Dariusz Kaluza, from Bougainville Diocese, shared his experience at the recently held synod in Rome, as the only bishop who represented PNG and SI invited the participants to reflect on the synodal approach among religious and consecrated people.