Bishops from around the Pacific gather in American Samoa for a week of prayer and discussion, and ask: Where is God calling the Church in the Pacific? By Vatican News What does it mean to be a Church that is authentically “of the Pacific”? That was the question on the agenda when bishops from around

Archbishop Ryan Jimenez of Agaña, Guam, speaks to Vatican News about his recent meeting with Pope Leo XIV and the struggles and joys of life in the Pacific. By Joseph Tulloch, Vatican News Among the 54 Metropolitan Archbishops to receive the pallium—the ancient liturgical vestment that stresses their connection with the Pope—in St. Peter’s Basilica

(CEPAC, Suva, Fiji) – The Holy Father has appointed His Excellency, the Most Reverend Susitino Sionepoe, S.M., currently bishop of Wallis and Futuna, as metropolitan archbishop of Nouméa, New Caledonia. Pope Francis has also appointed the Reverend Father Tamati Alefosio, M.S.C., currently the parish priest of Saint Peter Chanel in Samoa, as the prefect apostolic

PRESS RELEASE November 25, 2024   (CEPAC, Suva, Fiji) – The Holy Father, Pope Francis, has appointed the Very Reverend Fr. Romeo Duetao Convocar, former Apostolic Administrator and currently the Vicar-General of the Archdiocese of Agana, Guam, as the new Bishop of the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa, Northern Mariana Islands. The appointment was officially published

ENCYCLICAL LETTER DILEXIT NOS OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS ON THE HUMAN AND DIVINE LOVE OF THE HEART OF JESUS CHRIST 1. HE LOVED US”, Saint Paul says of Christ (cf. Rom 8:37), in order to make us realize that nothing can ever “separate us” from that love (Rom 8:39). Paul could say this with certainty because Jesus

Tegucigalpa, 27 July 2024 Dear Brothers and Sisters, “You multiplied joy, you increased joy” (Is 9:2). At this moment of joy in the Lord when my appointment as Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand is announced, I wish to greet each of you with sincere affection. I am very grateful to Divine Providence and to the

The Holy Father has appointed His Excellency, Archbishop Gábor PINTÉR as the Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand, CEPAC, and Apostolic Delegate to the Pacific Islands. This appointment is officially published today, July 27, 2024, at noontime in Rome.   Curriculum Vitae – Born in Kunszentmarton, Hungary, on 9 March 1964. – Ordained Catholic Priest on

(CEPAC, Suva, Fiji) – The Holy Father, Pope Francis, has appointed Most Reverend Ryan P. Jimenez, Bishop of the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa, as the new Archbishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Agaña, Guam. The appointment was officially published on July 6, 2024 (12:00 noon CET Rome). The Installation Mass will be held on August

1st September 2024 Hope and Act with Creation   Dear Brothers and Sisters! “Hope and Act with Creation” is the theme of the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, to be held on 1 September 2024. The theme is drawn from Saint Paul’s Letter to the Romans (8:19-25), where the Apostle explains