Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Longtime Waikiki parish food program shuts down after pressure from the city

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By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Aunty Carmen’s Kitchen at St. Augustine by-the-Sea Parish in Waikiki has been giving out free hot meals on weekdays to the hungry for going on 50 years. But after pressure from Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s office, St. Augustine’s pastor is temporarily stopping the program, which serves about 50 people […]

Herald receives 8 awards at Catholic Media Association convention in Baltimore

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Heald Anna Weaver, associate editor of the Hawaii Catholic Herald, took six out of the eight Catholic media awards the diocesan newspaper received June 9 at the Catholic Media Association’s annual convention in Baltimore for work done in 2022. Weaver received second place in the “Best Podcast – Expression of […]

Podcast: Father Patrick Killilea, Kalaupapa priest

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In this podcast, the Hawaii Catholic Herald’s associate editor Anna Weaver interviews Sacred Hearts Father Patrick Killilea, the pastor of St. Francis Church in Kalaupapa, Molokai. Transcript: Father Killilea: It’s “Killa-lee,” rather than “killa-lay-a. Hawaiians look at it and say, ‘Oh, that’s the Hawaiian name but it’s actually Gaelic. Well, an anglicized form of a […]

Meet Our Staff: Circulation manager extraordinaire Donna Aquino

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Hawaii Catholic Herald · Meet Our Staff: Circulation manager extraordinaire Donna Aquino In this podcast, the Hawaii Catholic Herald’s associate editor Anna Weaver interviews the Herald’s circulation manager Donna Aquino. Aquino has been with the Herald since right out of high school and not only manages the newspaper’s circulation but also helps proofread each issue, […]

Columbaria at local houses of worship put at risk with pending legislation

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A bill that allowed Hawaii Catholic churches and other houses of worship to build and maintain columbaria, or cremation niches, on their property, is being challenged in the state legislature. On Jan. 31, diocesan finance officer Lisa Sakamoto sent out an email alert that House Bill 646 would repeal a previously passed 2020 bill “that […]

Honolulu Mass honors late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

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By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Local Catholics filled the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu on Jan. 4 for a Memorial Mass honoring the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. The Diocese of Honolulu’s Bishop Larry Silva presided and gave a homily recognizing the late pope for his “rock solid” theological legacy and Christ-centered faith […]

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s funeral and burial

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  At funeral, pope remembers Benedict’s ‘wisdom, tenderness, devotion’ By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI “spread and testified to” the Gospel his entire life, Pope Francis told tens of thousands of people gathered Jan. 5 for his predecessor’s funeral Mass. “Like the women at the tomb, we too have come with […]

Pope Benedict’s spiritual testament: ‘Stand firm in the faith’; His funeral to be simple.

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  By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Retired Pope Benedict XVI’s final message to Catholics around the world was: “Stand firm in the faith! Do not let yourselves be confused!” Less than 10 hours after informing the world that the 95-year-old pope had died Dec. 31, the Vatican press office released his spiritual testament, […]