Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Dioceses dispute conclusions of AP report on funding

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By Tom Tracy Catholic News Service U.S. dioceses are crying foul over an investigative report on coronavirus relief funding they say grossly mischaracterized the Catholic Church’s finances and unrestricted cash flows, leaving the crass impression the church used the 2020 CARES Act to hoard cash. Officials of the Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina, said their […]

Philippine archdiocese allows families to distribute ashes

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By Catholic News Service MANILA, Philippines — An archdiocese in the Philippines will allow churchgoers to distribute ashes among family members at home to mark the beginning of Lent Feb. 17. Ucanews.com reported the Cebu Archdiocese in the central Philippines released a prayer guide Feb. 10 for the celebration of Ash Wednesday at home for […]

Francis says money at root of opposition to annulment reform

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By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The potential loss of money and authority are often at the heart of the opposition against reforming the Catholic Church’s annulment process, Pope Francis said. Departing from his prepared remarks during a Jan. 29 meeting with members of the Roman Rota, a tribunal handling mostly […]

Five-part webinar helps parents help teens discover their dignity

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Need help talking to your teen about sensitive topics? The diocesan Office of Faith Formation and Religious Education may be able to help. In collaboration with Hamau I Loko, the office is offering “Discover the Dignity (for Parents Raising Teens),” a series of five Thursday Zoom sessions, 4-5 p.m., Feb. 18 and 24, and March […]

Lent is time to grow in faith, hope and love, pope says

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — As Christians pray, fast and give alms during Lent, they also should consider giving a smile and offering a kind word to people feeling alone or frightened because of the coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis said. “Love rejoices in seeing others grow. Hence it suffers when others […]

‘40 Days for Life’ spring campaign underway

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Deacon Gary Streff of the diocesan Respect Life office is inviting Hawaii Catholics to join him and thousands of others around the world in the 40 Days for Life 2021 campaign, which began Feb. 17 and continues through March 28. Participation includes prayer and fasting alone or with family and friends, and joining public prayer […]

‘Mystery man’ at prayer in church in New Orleans turns out to be …

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By Peter Finney Jr. Catholic News Service NEW ORLEANS — Joe Delery is a lifelong Catholic and has spent a career with the New Orleans Police Department using his 6-foot-3 frame to protect and serve with the best of them, intuitively knowing how to defuse a tense standoff with a disarming gift of gab. When […]

Bishops’ worship committee drops ‘one’ word from the collect prayer

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The word “one” has been dropped from the collect, the short prayer recited at Mass by the priest celebrant immediately before the first reading. The change corrects the collect’s concluding “doxology,” the words of praise that always end the prayer. Instead of “… in the unity of the Holy […]