Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Archives for August 2018

Cardinal Tagle laments deaths of innocent people in Philippines

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  By Catholic News Service MANILA, Philippines — A teary-eyed Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila lamented the deaths of innocent people killed since Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte assumed office. Addressing 8,000 participants July 22 during the last day of the Fifth Philippine Conference on New Evangelization, Cardinal Tagle asked if people were happy with […]

Letter to the Herald: Aug. 10, 2018

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Sharing the suffering of the Chilean church Perhaps you find it inappropriate to report a most disturbing series of events occurring in our Church in Chile. Truly, it is our church. We share the suffering of our Chilean sisters and brothers who we won’t blame for casting a vote of no confidence in their bishops, […]

Catholic capital punishment opponents praise pope’s revision

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  By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — The Aug. 2 announcement that Pope Francis had ordered a revision of the Catechism of the Catholic Church calling the death penalty “inadmissible” was praised by Catholic death penalty opponents in the U.S. “I am overjoyed and deeply grateful to learn that Pope Francis closed the last […]

Head of Catholic Charities USA to speak here on plight of migrants

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MACKEY MARIANIST LECTURE Dominican Sister Donna Markham, the chief executive officer of Catholic Charities USA, will speak on the plight of today’s refugees and migrants at the Mackey Marianist Lecture, 4 p.m., Sept. 30 at the Mystical Rose Oratory on the Kaimuki campus of Chaminade University and Saint Louis School. Pope Francis has called on […]