Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Clinic at St. Peter’s extends hours ahead of World Day of the Poor

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Idris, who sleeps on a sidewalk a couple blocks from the Vatican, waited more or less patiently under the colonnade surrounding St. Peter’s Square to speak to his physician, Dr. Massimo Ralli. The doctor was giving interviews Nov. 13 about the Vatican’s “Madre di Misericordia” (Mother […]

Pope welcomes migrant he’s been praying for since July

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — When Mbengue Nyimbilo Crepin told Pope Francis of his harrowing journey to Italy and about the deaths of his wife and 6-year-old daughter in the desert along the border between Libya and Tunisia, the pope told him he had been praying for them since July. Nyimbilo, […]

Sarah and David Herrmann: Thank you for my family’s complaints

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  EMBRACING FAMILY Many parents ask us questions, and we share faith-based parenting advice, based on Love and Logic© and the Preventive System of St. John Bosco (Reason, Religion, Loving Kindness). We’d like to share some of these with you. In November, we read so many things about being thankful. “Thanks” is embroidered on pillows, […]

Sister Ursolina Santos Asinas (Sister Rosal), Missionary Sisters of Faith: Be fruitful, be happy

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VIRIDITAS2: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Before I came to Hawaii in 2021, I worked in a school and in my religious congregation in Italy for about 10 years. As a Missionary Sister of Faith of 39 years, I remember early on a priest telling me, “Wherever you […]

Hawaii’s Knights distribute awards at annual Columbus Day dinner

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By Robert Camilleri Special to the Herald On Oct. 13, 179 Knights of Columbus, their families, clergy and religious gathered at the Okinawan Cultural Center in Waipio for their annual Columbus Day dinner and awards ceremony. The evening began with an opening prayer by state chaplain Sacred Hearts Father Lane Akiona, the presentation of the […]

Donations to diocesan Maui wildfire relief fund tops $4 million

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  By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Among the most generous givers to the Diocese of Honolulu’s Maui Wildfire Relief fund have been other American dioceses. The largest donation, $543,898.16, came from the Roman Catholic Bishop of Orange, California, funds it collected in a special parish appeal. The Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, gave $213,634.45. As […]

Official notices: Nov. 24, 2023

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Bishop’s Schedule November 26, 10:30 am, Mass for 20th Anniversary of the Dedication of Annunciation Church, Waimea, and Blessing of Refinished Tabernacle. November 27-December 1, Annual Convocation of Priests, Prince Waikiki Hotel, Honolulu. December 1, 5:30 pm, “Light Up a Memory” Tree Lighting Ceremony, St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii, Liliha Campus, Honolulu. December 2, […]