His Majesty King Tupou, Her Royal Highness Princess Pilolevu and Lord Tuita were among those who attended an evening of National Prayer that took place in Nuku’alofa on 25th of March. Thousands of people gathered, despite the poor weather, to pray for forgiveness and for the country in the face of the growing challenges it is experiencing. The Tonga National Forum of Read more
Pope Francis has met Tongan King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau’u Tuku’aho in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican. They later met Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, accompanied by Archbishop Paul Gallagher, secretary for Relations with States. King Tupou expressed his satisfaction at the election of the first Cardinal from Tonga, Cardinal Soane Patita Read more
The King of Tonga, Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau’u Tuku’aho are on their first official visit to New Zealand. On Sunday they attended a service at the Wesley Methodist Church on Taranaki St in Wellington Local pastor, Reverend Viliami Finau, said the children had been excited about the visit for weeks. “It is very exciting Read more
His Majesty King Tupou the VI has urged Tongans to make their church feasts healthier and use traditional, local produce. Opening the 89th annual conference of the Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga in Nuku’alofa, the King also said he supported the idea of halving the number of daily meals during conference from 4 to just Read more
King George Tupou V of Tonga has died, in Hong Kong. No cause of death has been given but Tupou was know to have suffered from diabetes and gout for years and last year had a cancerous tumour removed from his kidney. On February 24 he had an audience with Pope Benedict in the Vatican Read more
Le roi de Tonga, George (Siosi) V, a été reçu vendredi 24 février 2012 en audience avec le Pape Benoît XVI, lors d’une visite officielle au Vatican, ont annoncé les services officiels de cet État. Au menu de cet entretien, selon ces sources : des questions d’ordre international et un « accent » sur les Read more