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 Jimenez

  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 the

(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 Assembly

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 the