Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Archives for March 2022

Photo: Healing Mass

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Father William Tulua, parochial vicar of St. Catherine Parish, Kapaa, Kauai, blesses parishioners during a parish healing Mass March 5. Participants received the anointing of the sick. Praise and worship were led by Brenda Viado. Stephen Villanueva was the lector. It was reassuring to see people of all ages present, knowing that God’s healing always […]

Ecumenical Lenten prayer leaders

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St. Anthony Church in Wailuku, Maui, hosted an ecumenical Lenten prayer service March 16 with pastors, ministers and parishioners of neighboring Christian church communities. Members of these churches come together for a night of prayer and reflection on five Wednesdays in Lent. The theme of the services, which is held alternately at St. Anthony Church […]

Pope’s Curia reform, emphasizes church’s missionary nature

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Nine years after taking office, Pope Francis promulgated his constitution reforming the Roman Curia, a project he began with his international College of Cardinals shortly after taking office in 2013. “Praedicate Evangelium” (“Preach the Gospel”), which was published only in Italian by the Vatican March 19, […]

Consecration of the World, particularly Russia and Ukraine, to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

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Message from Bishop Larry Silva Regarding March 25 Consecration of the World, particularly Russia and Ukraine, to the Immaculate Heart of Mary and Prayers for Peace. As announced last week, Pope Francis will be consecrating the world, particularly Russia and Ukraine, to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on Friday, March 25, the Solemnity of the Annunciation.  […]

Local Tongan Catholics send aid back to island-nation

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VOLCANO AND TSUNAMI RELIEF By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Local Tongan Catholics recently sent three shipping containers back to their homeland to help family, friends and strangers who are still recovering from a volcanic eruption and its aftereffects. The idea for a shipment back to Tonga started with one family who had been saving […]

War is like ‘a cancer that grows,’ says Vatican secretary of state

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Russia’s war on Ukraine “seems to have changed” the world, said Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state. Since the invasion Feb. 24, the bombings and battles have sent millions of refugees fleeing, led several countries to consider increasing military spending and raised the specter of […]

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