Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

WAR IN UKRAINE: ‘With a heart broken,’ pope prays for peace

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One who wages war, Francis said, ‘relies on the diabolical and perverse logic of weapons, which is the furthest thing from God’s will’ By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis said his heart was “broken” by the war in Ukraine, and he pleaded again, “Silence the weapons!” “Many times, we prayed […]

Catholic schools office employee retires after 58 years

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By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Barbara Yamasaki doesn’t want us writing about her retirement. The fast-talking, jovial administrative secretary has been with the Diocese of Honolulu’s Hawaii Catholic Schools department since 1964, making her one of the longest-serving lay diocesan employees ever. But that doesn’t mean we should make a big deal about her […]

Diocese to welcome 204 catechumens in Rites of Election

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The Diocese of Honolulu will see 204 catechumens baptized in parishes across Hawaii this Easter Vigil, April 16, 55 more than last year. The catechumens 7 and older, also called the elect, will make public their intention to receive the three sacraments of initiation — Baptism, Confirmation and first […]

Research shows Sisters of Charity once owned slaves

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By Dan Stockman Catholic News Service New research from public records and congregation and diocesan archives has found that six congregations of the Sisters of Charity Federation have predecessors who owned slaves. In a Feb. 7 letter to the more than 2,000 sisters whose congregations are members of the Sisters of Charity Federation, federation leaders […]

St. Catherine School, facing $300K budget shortfall, lays off four

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By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Due to a large budget shortfall and low enrollment in several grades, St. Catherine School in Kauai laid off four employees on Feb. 16. Diocese of Honolulu human resources director Dara Perreira was on hand that day to announce that two teachers and two teacher’s aides were let go […]

Msgr. Owen F. Campion: In flight from sin and death

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FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT Deuteronomy 26:4-10; Romans 10:8-13; Luke 4:1-13 The Book of Deuteronomy provides the first reading for this first Sunday of Lent. Deuteronomy looks to the days when the Hebrews were fleeing from Egyptian slavery and making an uncertain way across the treacherous Sinai Peninsula. Even so, Deuteronomy is not a story of […]