Bishop Ryan to Archbishop Novatus: “Welcome home!” The Episcopal Conference of the Pacific (CEPAC) has a new Apostolic Delegate. The Holy Father has appointed as Apostolic Nuncio in New Zealand and Apostolic Delegate to the Pacific Ocean Archbishop Novatus Rugambwa, who is currently Apostolic Nuncio in Honduras. The appointment was officially announced in the Vatican City on
By Julie Ann Loong, for the North Star “Lent is a time to reach out to neighbors, grow spiritually, and renew your relationship with God as we prepare for Easter,” announces Father Ike as he gave the welcoming during last week’s Lenten Parish Mission in Mt Carmel Cathedral. The Lenten Parish Mission, organized by the
Having ran from Micro Beach to Pacific Islands Club and back, Bishop Ryan Jimenez, along with three diocesan staff members, completed a whopping 21.8 kilometer (13.1 miles) run within 3 hours– an accomplishment that may be difficult for others to achieve. Last Saturday, March 9, 2019, they had participated in the 2019 Saipan Marathon Half
By: Fr. Ken Hezel, SJ, For the North Star As the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa enters once again the Holy Season of Lent, the Faith Formation Committee will conduct a Parish Mission Program in the parishes in Saipan, Tinian and Rota. In the past years, Come Back to Life Lenten Retreats were done either by
Following the wishes of Msgr. Louis Antonelli, a Tridentine Mass was solemnly celebrated by Fr. Eric Forbes, OFM Cap., at Santa Lourdes Shrine in Rota last Wednesday on the ninth day after his death. Fr. Noli Lim, the pastor of both San Isidro and San Francisco de Borja, concelebrated along with dozens of parishioners, many
“We mourn his passing and celebrate his new life as he would have wished” The Island of Rota and indeed the whole Diocese of Chalan Kanoa mourns the passing of Msgr. Louis Antonelli. He was 100 years old. He was admitted at the Hospital few days before because of kidney failure and his conditioned worsen