Posts Tagged ‘Futuna King’

Appointment of rival kings disrupts church services

Friday, April 29th, 2016

The appointment of rival kings in Uvea, one of three traditional kingdoms in Wallis and Futuna, means the Catholic Church will not be joining in the traditional May Day celebrations there this year. Usually there is a Mass before customary celebrations attended by the king and top church dignitaries, but the Catholic church said it Read more

New sovereign in Futuna raises hope for reconciliation

Friday, March 11th, 2016

A precarious calm has returned to Sigave after several weeks of tension between the kingdom’s two families. After seven years vacancy Sigave, one of the two kingdoms of Futuna, has a new ruler. The enthronement of the new Sigave customary sovereign (king) took place without incident on March 5 in Leava, capital of Futuna. The Read more