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
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
Anthony Apuron, the Archbishop of Agana (Guam), has categorically denied an allegation of sexual abuse that has been made against him. Last Tuesday Roy Quintanilla publicly accused Apuron of molesting him about 40 years ago, when he was a 12-year-old altar boy. This allegation is the latest in a series of complaints about various things Read more
Cardinal Paul Josef Cordes recently taught a course entitled Theology of the Priesthood, at the Blessed Diego Luis de San Vitores Catholic Theological Institute for Oceania in Yona. Originally from Germany, Cordes was appointed as Vice-President of the Pontifical Council for the Laity in 1980 by St. Pope John Paul II. In 1995 he was appointed Read more
The Archdiocese of Agãna, (Guam) has organised a donation drive for residents of Saipan who have been affected Typhoon Soudelor. Saipan is 218 kilometres from Guam, in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). Catholic parishes, schools and organisations have been collecting non-perishable food items and funds to assist victims of Soudelor. Water, rice and Read more