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The ecumenical World Day of Pray was held on the island of Roratonga in the Cook Islands on March 7, 2025.

Cook Islands hosts ecumenical World Day of Prayer

Mar 7, 2025

By Kristina Millare

The World Day of Prayer International Community has held prayer services in various countries — including the U.S., Hong Kong,... Read more

Bishop Reynaldo Bunyi Getalado was ordained bishop at St. Joseph’s Cathedral in the Cook Islands’ capital city, Avarua, on April 27, 2024, in the presence of Father Giosuè Busti, the first deputy-head of mission at the apostolic nunciature of the Holy See in Wellington and representative of Pope Francis, as well as hundreds of Catholic faithful.

New Filipino bishop of the Pacific’s Cook Islands hopes to ‘spiritually nourish’ his people

Jun 1, 2024

By Kristina Millare

Bishop Reynaldo Bunyi Getalado expressed his aspiration to “spiritually nourish” the people of God and develop a “harmonious relationship” with... Read more

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