Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Remember and honor people, history of Kalaupapa in January

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By Ka ‘Ohana O Kalaupapa Special to the Herald January is Kalaupapa Month, a time to shine a light on the lives of the nearly 8,000 men, women and children who were taken from their families and sent to Kalaupapa because of government policies regarding leprosy, now also called Hansen’s disease. Most never saw their […]

Holy Trinity parishioners reflect on divine love

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Special to the Herald Parishioners of Holy Trinity Church in Kuliouou were blessed with a three-night mission Dec. 8-10 led by Benedictine Father John Paul Le and Benedictine Brother Louis de Montfort Nguyen from Mount Angel Abbey and Seminary in Oregon. Each evening of “It Is the Lord: Gospel Encounters With Divine Love,” began with […]

Faithful look ahead as Jubilee Year ends

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By Paulina Guzik OSV News VATICAN CITY — After a jubilee year not seen for centuries — with one pope opening the Holy Door and another closing it — Pope Leo XIV ended the Jubilee Year of Hope at St. Peter’s Basilica Jan. 6 telling the world to love and seek peace, protect what is […]

Pope: Holy Doors are shut, but God’s mercy endures

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By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The powerful and violent cannot control, suppress or commodify God’s grace, friendship and will to usher in a new dawn, Pope Leo XIV said. “Around us, a distorted economy tries to profit from everything. We see how the marketplace can turn human yearnings of seeking, traveling […]

Talk story: Strive for ‘agape’ love amid life’s challenges

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Office for Social Ministry “The way in which we learn to work together, with fraternity and sincere friendship, can give rise to something new, something that brings both the present and the future into focus.” (Pope Leo XIV, message to extraordinary consistory, Jan. 7-8) On the day after the Epiphany, Pope Leo XIV addressed an […]

Bishop Larry Silva: Actions speak louder than words

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Witness to Jesus | Solemnity of the Baptism of the Lord Here is the prepared text of the homily delivered Jan. 11 at Our Lady of the Mount Church in Kalihi Valley for its Santo Nino celebration. When we are interacting with a baby — even if we are a university professor accustomed to speaking […]

Sacred Hearts Father Albert Garcia / 1942-2025: Pastor with Honokaa roots served across isles

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Hawaii Catholic Herald Known for his musical composition of a Mass in Hawaiian that is still sung today, Sacred Hearts Father Albert Garcia served as a beloved pastor, educator and chaplain on Oahu and Maui for many decades. Father Garcia died Dec. 29 at age 83 after a long fight with Alzheimer’s disease. He was […]

Fishermen find support from Philippines, Knights of Peter Claver

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By Deacon Marlowe Sabater Special to the Herald The recently established Unit 419 of the Knights of Peter Claver and Ladies Auxiliary continues to support the foreign longline fishermen working in Hawaii’s longline fishery, working with the Apostleship of the Sea-Hawaii Ministry in its mission to minister to the “people of the sea.” In collaboration […]