By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The number of Catholics and permanent deacons in the world has shown steady growth, while the number of religious men and women continued to decrease, according to Vatican statistics. At the end of 2019, the worldwide Catholic population exceeded 1.34 billion, which continued to be […]
Archives for March 2021
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: The greatest of feasts
FEAST OF THE RESURRECTION Acts of the Apostles 10:34a, 37-43 Colossians 3:1-4; John 20:1-9 This weekend the church celebrates the greatest of its feasts, the Feast of the Resurrection of the Lord — Easter. It is the greatest of feasts because it rejoices in the fulfillment of human salvation, fulfilled and completed when the Lord […]
Hidden loss: The Diocese of Honolulu is working on outreach to those who have experienced miscarriage
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald For all the couples happily celebrating the birth of a child, others know the pain of miscarriage and stillbirth. As the Diocese of Honolulu is creating a ministry about miscarriage (see sidebar), the Hawaii Catholic Herald spoke to three local couples who have experienced it. The Noguchis: Instinct is […]
Bishop Silva is reinstating the obligation for island Catholics to attend Sunday Mass
End of dispensation By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop Larry Silva on Easter will end the dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass that he issued more than a year ago in the Diocese of Honolulu because of the coronavirus pandemic. In a two-page March 5 memo to pastors and parishioners (see text […]
Bishop’s memo: Resumption of Sunday Mass Obligation
MEMORANDUM To: All Pastors and Parishioners From: Bishop Larry Silva Date: March 5, 2021 Subject: Resumption of Sunday Mass Obligation Peace be with you! As we continue on our Lenten journey, we look forward to the joyful celebration of the Paschal Mystery, the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, the greatest event in […]
Hawaii sees a 60% drop in Mass attendance due to pandemic
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Mass attendance in the Diocese of Honolulu saw a nearly 60% drop during the coronavirus pandemic according to the annual October count, released this month by the diocesan chancellor’s office. The numbers fell from 46,141 in October of 2019 to 18,995 in 2020, a difference of 27,146 or 58.8%. […]
Photo: Shot in the arm
Shot in the arm Bishop Larry Silva receives his first of two Moderna COVID-19 vaccinations March 6 at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa’s hall. His second dose is scheduled for April 3. The bishop commented, “For anyone who can receive the COVID-19 vaccine, you will be helping our community to be able to return to […]
Faith amid the ruins: the Pope visits Iraq
In his historic ‘pilgrimage of penitence’ to Iraq, Pope Francis calls Iraqis to affirm kinship under one God By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis summarized his “pilgrimage of faith and penitence” to Iraq in a prayer: “If God is the God of life — for so he is — then […]
CLARENCE ‘BOOGIE’ KAHILIHIWA | 1941-2021
Kalaupapa resident of over 60 years taught the importance of ‘giving back’ By Valerie Monson Special to the Herald Clarence “Boogie” Kahilihiwa, one of the youngest of the Kalaupapa community who evolved into a strong leader, delivering his powerful words to the State Legislature, the Board of Land and Natural Resources and Iolani Palace, died […]
Remains of Army chaplain saint candidate identified
Father Emil Kapaun had been buried with the Korean War’s unknown dead at Punchbowl’s Cemetery of the Pacific By Catholic News Service WICHITA, Kan. — A U.S. government forensic team announced March 4 it has identified the remains of Father Emil Kapaun, a priest of the Diocese of Wichita, who was an Army chaplain and […]
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