Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Official notices: May 12, 2023

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Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate.] May 13, 10:00 am, Mass with Confirmation & First Holy Communion, St. Joseph Church, Waipahu; 10:00 am, Mass with Confirmation & First Holy Communion, St. Jude Church, Kapolei [Msgr. Gary Secor]; 4:30 pm, Mass with Confirmation & First Holy Communion, Holy Trinity Church, Kuliouou [Msgr. […]

Talk story: Gathering in, leading out

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OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “I came that they may have life and have it abundantly” (Jn 10:10, Feast of the Good Shepherd) From Easter to Pentecost, the joyful words “Jesus is Risen, Alleluia” resound around the world wherever Catholics are gathered. The Paschal season provides Christians the opportunity to experience the hopeful joy that comes […]

Jenna Marie Cooper: Does a prenup invalidate a marriage?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: A friend is in a relationship where his fiancée won’t sign a prenuptial agreement because she thinks it would make the marriage invalid. It could be grounds for annulment. “For richer and for poorer” etc. What is the canonical opinion here? (Sydney, Australia) A: When we speak about a prenuptial agreement, or […]

Pope decides women will be voting members of synod

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  By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — At least three dozen women will be voting members of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops in October, Pope Francis has decided. In a decision formalized April 17, “the Holy Father approved the extension of participation in the synodal assembly to ‘non-bishops’ — priests, […]

True faith is open to others, Pope Francis repeatedly says in Hungary

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  By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service BUDAPEST, Hungary — Praising the piety and charity of Hungarian Christians and their commitment to supporting traditional family life, Pope Francis said Christ also calls them to open their hearts — and perhaps their borders — to others in need. When it comes to the church or to […]

Bride of Christ

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  A local doctor answers the call to be a ‘Consecrated Virgin Living in the World’ By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald When Lorraine Manlolo was doing her medical residency, she came across a story online showing a young woman in a wedding gown. This bride, the headline read, had “married Jesus Christ.” After clicking […]

Pastors bring back the shared cup to a cautious faithful

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop Larry Silva on Holy Thursday brought back reception of the precious blood by the sharing of the Communion cup to a cautious faithful for the first time since March 2020, the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The hesitancy is likely because some parishioners are still wary of the […]