Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Annual March for Life goes big and virtual this year

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Bishop Larry Silva asks pastors to commemorate the event with Mass and adoration the evening before By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Hawaii’s 2021 March for Life, now taking shape in a virtual environment with in-person components, may end up having greater participation than in recent years, despite, or maybe because of, the coronavirus pandemic. […]

HOPE Services Hawaii director to speak at Red Mass

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Brandee Menino, whose achievements in the battle against homelessness on the Big Island are fueled by her driving optimism, aloha and a surplus of hope, will share her passion with Hawaii lawmakers and other civic leaders at the 9 a.m. Red Mass, Jan. 19, in the Cathedral Basilica of […]

Catholic advocates urge clemency for woman on death row

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By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The execution date of Lisa Montgomery, the only woman on federal death row, is set to go ahead on Jan. 12. In late December a federal judge said the Justice Department unlawfully rescheduled her execution while there had already been a stay in effect, granted because one […]

Talk story: A Child is born to us

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OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “God came among us in poverty and need, to tell us that in serving the poor, we will show our love for him.” (Pope Francis, Christmas Eve homily) Stargazers around the world were blessed this holiday season to witness the rare astronomical event of Jupiter and Saturn moving closer together in […]

Vatican says 20 ‘missionaries’ died violently in 2020

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Attacked because of their faith, killed in a robbery, murdered in a general climate of violence or struck down by someone with obvious mental difficulties, the 20 missionaries who died violent deaths in 2020 were witnesses of the Gospel, said Fides, the Vatican’s missionary news agency. […]

Doctrine committee sets standards for evaluating church hymns

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By Greg Erlandson Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Expressing concern for the doctrinal soundness of some of the lyrics of Catholic hymns now available for use in Catholic liturgies, the U.S. bishops’ doctrine committee in a forthcoming report suggests guidelines for bishops in evaluating hymn lyrics and for selecting hymnals being considered for use in […]

Sherry Hayes-Peirce: Keeping online practices into the new year

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CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS It seems there has never been a new year more globally anticipated than 2021 following the challenges associated with the pandemic. Efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19 shuttered businesses and churches, inspiring parishes to develop new online ways to connect with parishioners and practice the faith. I wrote about some of […]