By Val and Deacon Gary Streff Special to the Herald In the past, many hospitals, nursing homes and hospices were operated by religious faith communities. These institutions were often guided by the charisms of their religious orders that aligned themselves with Catholic social teaching, the magisterium and Scripture. Catholic moral teachings directed the policies and […]
Pope joins young people to celebrate St. Francis’ jubilee year
By Courtney Mares OSV News Pope Leo XIV traveled to Assisi Aug. 5 to celebrate the Jubilee Year of St. Francis with 2,500 young people, urging them to become the “new saints” the world needs today. The pope celebrated Mass at the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels on the feast of the Transfiguration […]
Knights of Columbus celebrate achievements, look to future
By Andre Escaleira Jr. Denver Catholic / OSV News DENVER — In a moving display of the Catholic Church’s unity, thousands of Knights of Columbus from around the world gathered in Denver for their 144th Supreme Convention Aug. 4-6. With some members and their families traveling from the Philippines, South Korea, Ukraine, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania […]
South American nations added to Pope Leo’s apostolic itinerary
By Courtney Mares OSV News ROME — Pope Leo XIV will make the first apostolic journey to South America of his pontificate Nov. 6-17, visiting 10 cities in Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, the Vatican has announced. The trip will take him from one of Latin America’s least religious countries to the homeland of the late […]
‘Special relationship’: Bishop Castori’s ties to Tonga are more than 3 decades deep
By Lisa Dahm Hawaii Catholic Herald At the heart of Bishop Michael T.T. Castori, SJ’s coat of arms are two symbols that represent his loving embrace of family. On the left are poppies and lupines signifying his home and family in California, and on the right is a Tongan kumete — a large, wooden ceremonial […]
‘In awe’ of God’s call, Bishop Castori is installed as diocese’s new shepherd
By Celia K. Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald “E hiki mai kou aupuni” — “Thy kingdom come.” The episcopal motto of Bishop Michael Thomas Tupou Castori, SJ — taken from the Our Father recited in olelo Hawaii — anchored a liturgy rich with culture and symbolism in which the Jesuit priest was ordained and installed as […]
Bishop Castori: ‘Let the islands rejoice!’
“Let the islands rejoice!” (Psalm 97) Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, As we enter the bicentennial of the arrival of the Catholic faith in Hawaii, the uplifting prayer of Psalm 97, “Let the islands rejoice!” captures the moment. Two centuries after Holy Mass was first celebrated on Hawaiian soil by missionaries of the Sacred […]
Profile: Building God’s kingdom as Honolulu’s new shepherd
By Celia K. Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Though there was no way to know at the time, Bishop Michael T.T. Castori, SJ’s childhood laid the groundwork for his current ministry as the sixth bishop of the Diocese of Honolulu. When he was growing up in Carmichael, California, the youngest of three children and only boy […]
Analysis: With Bishop Castori, diocese is in good hands
By Celia K. Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The role of bishop of the Diocese of Honolulu is a great challenge to fill on the rare occasions when it opens up. Hawaii’s unique and diverse blend of ethnicities, cultures, ages and stages in life requires a compassionate and flexible leader who also brings a level head […]
Reflection: Michael our bishop
By Anthony Selvanathan Special to the Herald This weekend, something will sound different at every Catholic Mass throughout the Diocese of Honolulu. For the first time, during the Eucharistic prayer, many island Catholics will hear the words, “Leo XIV our pope and Michael our bishop.” It may seem like a small change in a familiar […]
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