Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Diocese hires new victim assistance coordinator

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By Lisa DahmHawaii Catholic Herald The diocesan Office of Safe Environment and Charter Compliance has hired a new victim assistance coordinator, who will work with adult survivors of abuse by employees, clergy or religious of the Diocese of Honolulu to provide a confidential source of support and access to services. Philippe Guedj, who has lived […]

Reflection: Discussing the church’s path of synodality

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By Father Alfred Omar GuerreroSpecial to the Herald VATICAN CITY — “The church is called to walk together, to be synodal,” Pope Leo XIV said in his homily at the closing Mass for the Jubilee of the Synodal Teams and Participatory Bodies on Oct. 26 in St. Peter’s Basilica. The three-day event, held Oct. 24–26, […]

Kauai student finds joy in serving the Lord

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By Catholic Stewardship Consultantswww.CatholicSteward.com Skyler Tanicala’s parish involvement goes back further than most can say — second grade, in fact. That’s when he started in the children’s choir and joined the youth choir at Immaculate Conception Church in Lihue, Kauai. He has been involved ever since. “One day, my mom just told me, ‘We’re going […]

Advent season offers many ways to practice stewardship

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By Catholic Stewardship Consultantswww.CatholicSteward.com The Advent season is a cherished time in the Catholic calendar, representing the period of preparation and anticipation leading up to the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. It serves as a reminder that the essence of Christmas transcends materialism and calls for a deeper spiritual connection. Stewardship — which […]

Love must anchor mental health care, Phoenix bishop says

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By Gina ChristianOSV News “When the Church speaks tenderly about mental health, people listen,” said Bishop John P. Dolan of Phoenix, whose mental health advocacy draws on his lived experience of losing several family members to suicide. Bishop Dolan delivered two addresses at the “Ministry of Hope Conference,” a global Catholic forum on mental health […]

Young Catholics’ engagement with church is mixed, survey shows

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By Gina ChristianOSV News A new survey shows young adult Catholics are the most engaged in the Latin Church in the U.S. — but the “strong” dynamic is also “fragile,” and questions of leaving the church persist. The data also indicate the nation’s Roman Catholics, as Catholics in the Latin Church are commonly known, reflect […]

Summit explores AI’s potential for evangelization

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By Robert DuncanCatholic News Service ROME — Pope Leo XIV said artificial intelligence should support the church’s mission of evangelization, urging Catholic technologists and venture capitalists gathered in Rome to build systems that help spread the Gospel. “Whether designing algorithms for Catholic education, tools for compassionate health care, or creative platforms that tell the Christian […]

Mary Adamski: ‘Tis the season to take action

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View from the pew Flipping through the calendar with holidays on the horizon had become a downer for me. Not in a Happy Thanksgiving mindset. Definitely dreading fa-la-la-la-LAH. Almost wishing we were still in ancient days of the Catholic Church when Advent was a time of defined penitence — fasting and abstaining from rich foods […]