Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Exorcism is a hot topic for film, books this Eastertide

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By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Just as Catholics worldwide commemorated Jesus’ resurrection and his triumph of good over evil on Easter Sunday, theaters across the United States were preparing for the release April 14 of the latest “supernatural horror thriller” of good versus evil with “The Pope’s Exorcist.” And bookstores around […]

‘I don’t have the right to say no,’ says Jewish-born Catholic nun who perseveres to tell her Holocaust story

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By Judith Sudilovsky OSV News JERUSALEM — When the raging ocean finally spit young Regine Canetti out, lifting her up a huge wave onto the thorny coast of the Turkish town of Silivri, she was stunned and shaken, her clothing fairly ripped from her body by the stormy sea. On Dec. 12, 1940, 19-year-old Canetti, […]

Vatican sends relic of the true cross to coronation of King Charles

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — As Britain’s King Charles III walks into Westminster Abbey for his coronation, he will walk behind a processional cross containing a relic of Christ’s cross given to the king by Pope Francis. While the Vatican provided no official details of the gift April 19, an official […]

Synodality moves forward

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Synod’s ‘messy,’ ‘joyful’ North American phase concludes with call to mission, moves to Rome By Gina Christian OSV News The final document for the North American phase of the 2021-2024 Synod on Synodality was released April 12, capturing a process of dialogue and discernment that two participants described as ‘messy,’ ‘joyful’ and unifying — like […]

Children at risk

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Transgender interventions pose serious medical consequences for minors, says surgeon By Gina Christian OSV News A former U.S. Navy surgeon with experience in reconstructive surgeries for combat-wounded troops, Deacon Patrick Lappert of the Diocese of Birmingham, Alabama, recently shared with OSV News his insights on transgender interventions for children. Deacon Lappert, who speaks nationally on […]

Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: April 28, 2023

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Heraldites, Hope your Easter season continues well. -H.C. Herald [forminator_quiz id=”32187″] PRINTABLE QUIZ 1) Liturgical Year What feast is known as the birthday of the church? a) Christmas b) Divine Mercy Sunday c) Easter d) Pentecost 2) Saints St. Rita of Cascia (feast day: May 22) is often depicted with what flower? a) Lilies b) […]

In webinar, Stowe voices will speak on state’s beloved son

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  By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Four “voices of Vermont” with personal and professional ties to Joseph Dutton of Molokai, who was born in that state, will be the presenters at a live webinar about Dutton, now a sainthood candidate, hosted by the Damien and Marianne Catholic Conference, May 13, 10-11:30 a.m. Preregister for […]

Students for Life regional coordinator speaks at UH, other events

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By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald The regional coordinator for a pro-life student network recently visited Hawaii for several speaking engagements and events. Jordan Brittain, the Pacific Southwest regional coordinator for Students for Life of America, gave a 20-minute talk to about a dozen attendees on the evening of April 12 at the University of […]