People must "learn a common language, the language of love," he said, because the words people use can divide them or even become weapons that destroy families.

VANIMO, Papua New Guinea (AP) — Pope Francis celebrated the Catholic Church of the peripheries on Sunday as he traveled to the remote jungles of Papua New Guinea, bringing with him a ton of medicine and toys and a message of love overcoming violence for the people who live there.

It was a reference to the tribal violence over land and other disputes that have long characterized the country's culture but have grown more lethal in recent years. Francis arrived in Papua New Guinea to urge an end to the violence, including gender-based violence, and for a sense of civic responsibility to prevail.