“I think we’re being corrected by God to again think about what’s important in our lives.” Archbishop Michael J. Byrnes of the Archdiocese of Agaña in Guam discusses the important virtue of perseverance and the need to honestly examine what Our Creator is telling us as our island and the entire world is jolted into drastic change and isolation by the COVID-19 pandemic.

In times of crisis and hardships, the heart of our people is shining strong in Guam. Archbishop Michael Byrnes delivers a heartfelt THANK YOU to the many different businesses, groups and individuals of our community who are selflessly giving of themselves in a wide range of inspiring ways.

Archbishop Michael Byrnes of the Archdiocese of Agana in Guam talks about "loving our neighbor in isolation" during his message of Mar. 20, 2020 amid the COVID-19 crisis that has gripped the island and many parts of the world. View his message by clicking onto the Facebook link below.

Archbishop Michael Byrnes sends prayers and gratitude to all of Guam's government, community and emergency leaders as well as workers for all their work, dedication and guidance amid the COVID-19 emergency.

Per the directive of Archbishop Michael Jude Brynes in compliance with Executive Order 2020-04 from Governor Lou Leon Guerrero, all public masses and pastoral events are suspended until April 18th, effective March 17th. The Cathedral-Basilica, in the effort to bring the celebration of the Eucharist to the faithful we will on weekdays, be live-streaming 12:10PM private mass on our Facebook page Website, and KOLG 90.9FM. On Sundays, the 9:30AM mass will be broadcasted by KUAM on channels 8 and 11, KOLG Radio Station, and Dulce Nombre de Maria Cathedral-Basilica Website & KUAM Facebook page.