The archdiocese of Agana, under the direction of archbishop Anthony Apuron, indicated it would seek legal action against the archbishop’s accusers. The church now finds itself the target of a libel suit from the same individuals whose allegations it denied. On 3 July at the Superior Court of Guam four people, Roland Sondia, Walter Denton, Read more
Vatican appointee, Archbishop Savio Hon Tai Fai, has rescinded a decree which forbade Catholics from associating with a group that is calling for the removal of Guam’s Archbishop, Anthony Apuron. Hon stated in his decree he rescinded and annulled Apuron’s decree, “After seven days of consultation and reflection, with deep concern for the best interests of Read more
Another former altar boy, Roland Paul L. Sondia, came forward Wednesday morning to publicly accuse Archbishop Anthony S. Apuron of sexual abuse. Sondia, 54, said Apuron sexually abused him when he was a 15-year-old altar boy during a sleepover at the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church rectory in Agat where Apuron was parish priest Read more
Pope Francis has named an administrator for the Archdiocese of Agãna, on the Pacific island of Guam after its archbishop was accused of sexually abusing young boys decades ago. He is Archbishop Savio Hon Tai-Fai. Hon Tai-Fai is currently secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, a position he has held since 2010. Read more
The financial statements and the independent accountants’ review report of Deloitte & Touche LLP for Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2012, of the Archdiocese of Agana (AOA) are now disclosed in the official website www. aganaarch.org. A group called Concerned Catholics of Guam placed an advertisement in the July 2 edition of a local newspaper, Read more
A financial review of Catholic entities in Agana Archdiocese in Guam ordered by the Vatican has shown some significant accounting deficiencies. Archbishop Anthony Apuron of Agana released statements last week, after the review by Deloitte and Touche was made public, to “begin a process of reorganisation and reordering”. The review shows that one archdiocesan entity, Read more
An American Catholic priest removed from ministry in Guam over historic sex abuse allegations in California has left the Pacific territory. Fr John Howard Wadeson left Guam last week saying he had been falsely accused. The priest said he decided to leave because he didn’t want false accusations against him to tarnish Archbishop Anthony Apuron. Read more