Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Father Kenneth Doyle: Is there still a purgatory? Do Catholic politicians who vote to provide abortions get excommunicated?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: I am a cradle Catholic and have always believed in purgatory. Now I am hearing from some people (including from some priests) who deny its existence. Can you clarify this for me? (City and state of origin withheld) A: The Catholic Church does indeed believe in the existence of purgatory. The Catechism […]

Amid new tensions in China, Vatican tells bishops, priests to follow their consciences

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The Vatican has told bishops and priests in China that they must follow their own consciences in deciding whether to register with the government, and it urged Catholics in the country not to judge them for the choices they make. The problem, the Vatican said, is […]

More info on Catechesis of the Good Shepherd available

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Parish pastors, principals, administrators, teachers, catechists and others who are interested in learning more about Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, the Montessori-based program for children ages 3-12 featured in the June 28 issue of the Hawaii Catholic Herald, may contact the director of the diocesan Office of Religious Education and Faith Formation, Jayne Ragasa Mondoy, […]

Pontiff calls Trump, Kim meeting a positive step

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By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service ROME — After U.S. President Donald Trump became the first sitting president to set foot in North Korea, Pope Francis called his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a positive step toward world peace. After praying the Angelus with pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square June […]

Hawaii Catholic Herald wins six press awards

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  The Hawaii Catholic Herald took home six Catholic Press Association awards at the Catholic Media Conference in St. Petersburg, Florida, June 21. The awards were for work done in 2018. Here’s what the Diocese of Honolulu’s biweekly newspaper won: Second place awards “Best Annual Report — Catholic Non-Profit Organization” for the 2017 Diocesan Stewardship […]

Catholic schools diverge over status of teachers in same-sex unions

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By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Two Catholic high schools in the Indianapolis Archdiocese took different actions in late June over employees who are in same-sex marriages. Cathedral Catholic High School announced June 24 that it was firing a gay teacher to avoid “forfeiting” its Catholic identity just three days after the Indianapolis […]

Vatican to open tombs looking for young woman missing since 1983

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The Vatican City State tribunal has ordered the opening of two tombs in a small Vatican cemetery at the request of the family of Emanuela Orlandi, a young woman who disappeared in 1983. Emanuela Orlandi, a Vatican City resident and the daughter of a Vatican employee, […]

Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, a hands-on children’s religious education program, is taking root in Hawaii

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‘The child in all of us’ By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald On a sunny weekday morning in June, preschoolers at Mary, Star of the Sea Early Learning Center in Waialae-Kahala were busy working at their “free choice” activities out on the school lanai — scooping from a water table, playing house, building with blocks. […]