As President of the Episcopal Conference of the Pacific (CEPAC), Archbishop Ryan P. Jimenez is currently in Rome joining Pope Leo XIV, heads of Eastern Catholic Churches, and Bishops’ Conference presidents from around the world for a major Vatican summit from October 7–14 in the Paul VI Audience Hall. The weeklong meeting, themed “Ten years after

Press Release August 10, 2026 Suva, Fiji Creation Is God’s Gift “The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it.” (Psalm 24:1) Pastoral Statement on Deep-Sea Mining from the Episcopal Conference of the Pacific (CEPAC) Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Peace! As pastors of the Episcopal Conference of the Pacific, we write not