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Bishop Donald Lippert, OFM Cap., Elevates Muli Shrine to National Shrine
Bishop Donald Lippert, OFM Cap., elevated the Muli Fatima Shrine to the status of a national shrine for Papua New Guinea. During a ceremony on Monday, 13 October 2026, the Bishop of Mendi formally declared the church and its sacred grounds in the Southern Highlands Province to be the National Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima.
The Muli shrine previously held the status of a regional shrine within the Diocese of Mendi.
AI-assisted briefing based on the sources below.Sources behind this story
- Official sourceThe Solemn Declaration of the Elevation of the Regional Shrine of Muli to the Dignity of National Shrine
Catholic Bishops Conference of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands · Fr. Brian Nonde CMM
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