Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Hospital by Christ’s birthplace struggles to operate amid war

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By Judith Sudilovsky OSV News The Holy Family Hospital in Bethlehem, located just 1,500 steps from the birthplace of Christ, is confronting significant challenges amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip 45 miles away. The hospital, the premier maternity hospital and neonatal critical care center in the Bethlehem region of […]

Island youth join thousands of other teens ‘expressing their faith with no boundaries’

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NATIONAL CATHOLIC YOUTH CONFERENCE By Jennifer Rector Hawaii Catholic Herald Twelve high school students from the Diocese of Honolulu traveled across the country last month to join 12,000 other young Catholics at this year’s National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) in Indianapolis, Indiana. The youth filled Lucas Oil Stadium Nov. 16-18, their enthusiasm fulfilling this year’s […]

Bishop to ordain 8 permanent deacons in January

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By Jennifer Rector Hawaii Catholic Herald A psychologist, war veterans, a baker, an electrician, a former prison warden, a truck driver. These are some of the men who make up the diocese’s 10th class of permanent deacons to be ordained next month. Eight men, collectively called Cohort 10, are closing in on five years of […]

St. Joseph Kokua Center: Spontaneous compassion in Upcountry Maui

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By Brian Perry Special to the Herald The Maui wildfires left their mark on Upcountry, Maui, on the slopes of Haleakala, destroying 16 homes in Kula and three in Olinda. In a compassionate response, the Upcountry and Catholic communities have rallied to help impacted families and created the St. Joseph Church Emergency Kokua Center. Although […]

Father John Molina incardinated into the Diocese of Honolulu

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop Larry Silva announced the incardination of former Somascan Father John Molina into the Diocese of Honolulu in the Official Notices of the Nov. 24 Hawaii Catholic Herald. He was publicly welcomed to the presbyterate of the diocese Dec. 1 at the final Mass of the annual convocation of […]

How to celebrate a Catholic Christmas

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By Amy Welborn OSV News For Catholics, great feasts like Christmas don’t come at us out of the blue: In the secular world, “Christmas” seems to start in October! However, our approach to this holiday as Catholics must be different, and it can be. We can put aside the worldly calendar; we can allow the […]