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50 years ago — Feb. 11, 1966
An editorial cartoon in honor of Catholic Press Month in February.
25 years ago — Feb. 15, 1991
John Paul II appeals for negotiations, immediate end to war
As Muslim countries tried to draft peace plans for the Persian Gulf War, Pope John Paul II called for an immediate end to the fighting and for negotiations to solve all Middle Eastern problems.
The papal appeals came after nearly a month of air raids by the U.S.-led coalition against Iraq failed to produce Iraqi troop withdrawal from Kuwait. …
During his Feb. 10 midday Angelus talk, the pope asked “the involved parties to seek, with courage and hope, the concrete way of dialogue to put an end to the tragic use of arms and to find a solution to the many anguishing problems of the Middle East.”
The day before, he asked that “the times of destruction, the loss of so many human lives be put to an immediate end” and that “a long period of peace” be established.
10 years ago — Feb. 10, 2006
Catholic Charities planning big move to Makiki
Catholic Charities Hawaii is seeking a large and permanent home in Makiki.
The Hawaii Catholic Church’s primary social services agency announced Jan. 19 plans to buy the two-acre First Presbyterian Church property on the corner of Nehoa and Keeaumoku Streets in Honolulu. There it intends to consolidate the administrative offices and program services now operating in three locations in Honolulu. …
The property is a combination of three connected parcels that include a 10,912 square-foot church, meeting rooms, classrooms, offices, two houses and a 12-unit apartment building.
Catholic Charities plans to renovate the 550-person capacity church to accommodate its programs. …
The agency employs about 350 people. It offers services for poor families, foster children, unwed mothers, immigrants and refugees, the elderly, the homeless, sex abuse victims and more.
