BELÉM, BRAZIL – November 21, 2025 – His Excellency, Most Rev. Ryan P. Jimenez, Archbishop of Agaña, has joined a historic coalition of Cardinals and Bishops from across the globe to demand urgent action on the climate crisis. Representing the vast oceanic region as the President of the Episcopal Conference of the Pacific (CEPAC), Archbishop
With profound sadness, we share the news of the passing of His Excellency Monsignor Novatus Rugambwa, former Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand and Oceania. He returned to the House of the Father in Rome, after a long illness borne with great faith and patience. In a letter to the Bishops of New Zealand and
(CEPAC, Pago Pago, American Samoa) — Bishops from island nations comprising the Episcopal Conference of the Pacific (CEPAC) gathered for important prayer, reflection and discussions during their Plenary Assembly August 5-11 in the Diocese of American Samoa, Pago Pago. Most Reverend Kolio Tumanuvao Etuale and the Diocese of American Samoa, Pago Pago hosted the Plenary
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
