Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Vatican letter: Modern day Christians who died for the faith will be honored

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By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — When St. John Paul II initiated preparations for the Holy Year 2000, he believed “the church in every corner of the earth must remain anchored in the testimony of the martyrs and jealously guard their memory” in order to journey with faith, hope and confidence into […]

Tommy and Rosanna Figuera, parishioners at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Papaikou: When you do things for Jesus

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VIRIDITAS2: SOUL GREENING This conversation was recorded by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP, for the Hawaii Catholic Herald Rosanna: This has been my church long before kindergarten. I am now 73 years old. Tommy and I have been married 54 years. Tommy: I was born and raised here. This church was my playground. I remember […]

Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus installed as assembly officers

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The 2023-2024 officers of the Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus of Oahu’s Bishop Louis Maigret Assembly 1577, Bishop James Sweeney Assembly 1826, St. Damien Assembly 3221 and Kamiano Assembly 3894 were installed by District Master Lito Alvarez, June 24, at St. Ann Church in Kaneohe. The installation began with Mass celebrated by District Friar Father […]

Official notices: July 21, 2023

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Bishop’s Schedule July 22-23, Episcopal Visitation, Sacred Hearts Church, Lanai. July 23, 10:00 am, Mass with Confirmation & First Holy Communion, Sacred Hearts Church, Lanai. August 1-6, World Youth Day, Lisbon, Portugal. Announcements/Appointments Reverend Carlo Benjamin Magnaye, M.F., North American Delegation Superior of the Missionaries of Faith, has proposed the following appointments. Bishop Larry Silva […]

Jenna Marie Cooper: Why can’t you marry in any church?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: Why can’t a Catholic couple receive the sacrament of marriage at any church? My grandson and his fiancée chose Indianapolis as a midpoint of getting married, to help their family travel distances. They sought the ceremony at several churches but were declined because they were not parishioners. Our family is devastated and […]

Religious help U.S-bound migrants stranded near the Darien Gap

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By Manuel Rueda OSV News CAPURGANA, Colombia — Jairo Hurtado entered the Darién jungle with all of his belongings stuffed into a backpack. He wore rubber boots to keep his feet dry on the muddy trails, and carried a machete to slash through the dense vegetation and “protect” himself from criminals who sometimes assault migrants […]

Photo: Junipero Serra relic

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Sacred Hearts Sister Jane Francis Leandro kisses a first-class relic of St. Junipero Serra July 5 during the Diocese of Honolulu’s monthly holy hour for vocations at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. The event recognized the saint’s July 1 feast day and the work of Serra International, an organization named after the Franciscan missionary to […]