Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Pope encourages young people to create a new healthier economy

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — With a sense of responsibility, commitment and concern for the environment and for the poor, people who are young adults today may be the last generation able to ensure a healthy future for all the Earth’s inhabitants, Pope Francis said. “Today our mother Earth is groaning […]

Pew: Social hostility toward religion down, government hostility high

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By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Social hostilities against religious believers and churches dipped in 2019, according to a Pew Research Center report issued Sept. 30. Government hostilities toward religion, though, remained at their highest level since Pew started conducting this research a dozen years ago. In 2019, 43 countries had either “high” […]

Report: 330,000 children abused in French church since 1950s

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By Barb Fraze Catholic News Service An independent report on sexual abuse in the French Catholic Church estimates 330,000 children have been abused since the 1950s. Most of the victims were pre-adolescent boys of all social backgrounds, and more than a third of the assaults were committed by laypeople. The report did not attempt to […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Why hasn’t the church condemned boxing? And what’s the church say about flags on the altar?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: Why has the Catholic Church not condemned boxing? It is the only sport in the world whose purpose is to hurt your opponent, even to knock him out. People in other sports get hurt, but the purpose is not evil. The goal is to get a home run or a basket or […]

Photo: Pet blessing

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Father EJ Resinto sprinkles holy water on a pet dog Oct. 3, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, on the grounds of Sacred Heart Church in Honolulu where he is pastor. The priest blessed a variety of canines, a family of guinea pigs and a rabbit. St. Francis is the patron saint of animals. […]

Photo: New Knights officers

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The Knights of Columbus St. Joseph the Worker Council 15124 installed its new officers at Sacred Heart Church, Honolulu, on Sept. 8. Pictured from left are field agent Cicero Seisderos, financial secretary Philip Mulno, Marjorie Mielke, warden Robert Mielke, grand knight Robert Camilleri, council chaplain Father EJ Resinto, deputy grand knight Stephen Choy, Canossa Choy, […]

Photo: Sacraments of initiation

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Sacraments of initiation Bishop Larry Silva administered the sacraments of Confirmation and first holy Communion to eight children and one adult on Aug. 28 at St. Philomena Church in Honolulu’s Salt Lake district. In the Diocese of Honolulu, the sacraments of initiation are given in the “restored” order of Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist. Children are […]

Official notices: Oct. 15, 2021

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Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate.] October 16, 5:00 pm, Bishop’s Circle Mass, St. Stephen Diocesan Center, Kaneohe. October 17, 10:00 am, Mass with the opening of the Diocesan Phase of the Synod of Bishops, Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, downtown Honolulu. October 18, 6:00 pm, Mass for Catholic […]