Kia Orana and Greetings, Your Worship, Bishop Renaldo Bunyi Getalado, all Priests, Nuns, Catechists, respective church executives and all members of our Catholic Church throughout our beloved Cook Islands and abroad.

We your Religious Advisory Council (RAC) Church Heads and Colleagues, CICC President Tuaine Ngametua,  SDA President Pastor Eric Toleafoa, LDS District President Thomas Willie, AOG Pastor Paul Kauri and Apostolic Bishop Tutai Pere sincerely convey our warm and heartiest condolence and sympathy to each and every Catholic family going through vigils of grief, mourning and bereavement for the passing of your global Spiritual Head Overseer Pope Francis.

Just as the Apostle Paul in Romans 12:15 beckons all fellow Christians in Jesus Christ to unrelentlessly "weep with them who weep". Just as Isaiah 40:1 also writes, "Comfort ye, comfort ye my people says your God". We pray Jesus Christ for you all throughout the appointed days while the Pope still lies in state to his official funeral on Saturday 26^th April 2025. We uphold also in prayer all who are chosen to gather and convene on May 6 - 12 to begin the Papal Conclave diligent procedure of appointing the new Pope within 15 - 20 days after Pope Francis death on 21 April 2025, to meet inside their Sistine Chapel, Apostolic Palace, Vatican City.

Finally and foremost, our prayers be that Almighty God Jesus Christ's Will and Truth of his Word prevail and be fulfilled by all Churches named the Name of Jesus Christ here on earth as it is in heaven throughout the whole world. A Blessed ANZAC DAY 110 years Memorial Service also tomorrow Friday 25 April. Te Atua te Aroa and Jesus bless, Amene!

Bishop Tutai Pere,

RAC Chairman.

The Catholic Diocese of Rarotonga, Cook Islands community will be having a Requiem Mass for Pope Francis at the St Joseph’s Cathedral today April 24, at 6pm.