Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Archives for September 2022

Six Sacred Hearts deacons to be ordained priests

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald An international slate of six deacons belonging to the U.S. Province of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts will be ordained priests over the next four months in five ceremonies from Tonga to Massachusetts, presided over by five bishops. Father Lane Akiona, provincial superior of the U.S. province, said […]

Help the poor and the planet

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Pope Francis urges 1,000 young adult economists, entrepreneurs, financial advisers, students, scholars and scientists from 120 countries to fight inequality and injustice By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service ROME — Acknowledging how young people have been given a world marked by inequality, injustice, war and environmental degradation, Pope Francis urged those looking for solutions to […]

Russian priest says Catholics, including clerics, fear conscription

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By Jonathan Luxmoore Catholic News Service A senior Russian priest dismissed President Vladimir Putin’s threats of nuclear war as “just words,” but said many young Catholics now fear being forcibly conscripted with their priests to join the war against Ukraine. “Although I’m not a military person, I don’t think the Russian army could even use […]

Cameroon bishops condemn kidnapping, church burning

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By Ngala Killian Chimtom Catholic News Service YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon — Catholic bishops in Cameroon’s war-torn English-speaking regions said they were left in “shock and utter horror” following the burning of a church and the kidnapping of five priests, a nun and at least two laypeople. The incident occurred Sept. 16 at the St. Mary’s Catholic […]

The woman who made the canonization happen

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If not for Franciscan Sister Mary Laurence Hanley, Mother Marianne may never have been declared a saint By Valerie Monson Special to the Herald When Blessed Marianne Cope was canonized 10 years ago in Rome, there was one empty space in St. Peter’s Square. One empty space among the hundreds of pilgrims who traveled from […]

After a rocky start, pilgrims find hospitality, fellowship on the way to the Syracuse shrine

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By Renée Roden and James Murphy Catholic News Service It was around 6 p.m. on a Monday night, and as we walked the final stretch of our nine-mile hike to St. James Catholic Church, we prayed for welcome. As we approached, we noted pilgrim shells decorating the church doors — a good sign. To our […]

Sarah Hoyoung Ku: The Korean mother martyrs

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COMMENTARY Reading the stories of the Korean saints to me is like sparks flying when meeting a new mom at the park. There’s the thrill of each shared connection and an eagerness for more. When I learn about the Korean saints, I find threads connecting me to them in our shared Korean heritage. As a […]