Religion – Pacific Islands News

Pope Francis urges Catholics in Papua New Guinea to share the Gospel with those on the margins of society.

Pope Francis with our Associate Editor, Ed Castro in Vatican City by Edgardo Castro Pope Francis urged Catholics in Papua New Guinea on Saturday to persist in their mission of sharing the Gospel with the country’s most marginalized and remote communities. During his visit to the Shrine of Mary Help of Christians in Port Moresby on…

Saipan bishop promoted to archbishop in Guam during clergy abuse scandal

Jake Sanders4 months ago4 months ago04 mins

Bishop Ryan Jimenez, the incoming Archbishop of Agana for the Guam’s Archdiocese, is preparing to assume leadership amidst ongoing sexual abuse allegations involving clergy members. Jimenez, aged 52 and with nearly two decades of experience in Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands, was appointed by the Vatican to succeed former Archbishop Michael Jude Byrnes, who…