Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Pope’s pick for cardinals wasn’t the only surprise

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — For many people in Rome, Pope Francis’ decision to schedule a consistory to create new cardinals in August was more surprising than the men he chose to receive the red hat. Traditionally, Rome empties of everyone but tourists in sweltering August. And Pope Francis’ choices for […]

St. Anthony, Kailua, student has best in her grade-level handwriting in the country

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By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald A fourth grader at St. Anthony School in Kailua has some of the best handwriting in the country. That’s according to the Zaner-Bloser National Handwriting Contest. Apollina Recupero made it past several other levels of competition to be judged the best fourth grade entrant across the country and that […]

Aloha means goodbye

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Daughters of St. Paul pose under a message of aloha after a farewell Mass June 2 at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu. The group includes sisters from the mainland helping with the community’s June 18 departure. From left, Sister Diane Leonard Kraus, Sister Margaret Timothy Sato, Sister Fay Josephine Pele, Sister Maria Joseph […]