Towering, yet soft-spoken, Samoan Father Pale Schmidt is gently calling Samoans in Anchorage back to their spiritual homeland — the Catholic Church. Using the native language of the tiny Pacific ...

A group of Samoan tribal members held a traditional ceremony Tuesday with Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance and Police Chief Sean Case, aimed at growing a “strong and harmonious relationship among ...

The Pacific island nation elected its first female prime minister, but the previous leader refuses to step down. The general election was in April, but no new government has been formed. The Pacific ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: Former Riverdale star KJ Apa opened up to Jenna Bush Hager about his experience of becoming a chief for his Samoan village Moata’a in 2022, which he said was an “honor” ...

For factbox on tsunamis, click [nSYD504940] For graphic, click http://graphics.thomsonreuters.com/RNGS/SEP/TSUNAM.jpg * Villages flattened, search for bodies in sand ...