Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Official notices: May 31, 2019

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Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate] May 31, 6:30 pm, Mass with Confirmation & First Holy Communion, St. Joseph Parish, Hilo. June 1-2, Episcopal Visitation, Annunciation Parish, Waimea. June 1, 10:00 am, Marriage Convalidation Mass for West Hawaii Vicariate, Ascension Mission Church, Puako. June 2, 11:00 am, Mass with […]

Pope uses universal law to guide local churches on abuse

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By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis’ latest effort to help the Catholic Church safeguard its members from abuse and hold its leaders accountable came in the form of a new universal law, “Vos estis lux mundi” (“You are the light of the world”), which takes effect June 1. Like all […]

Elise Italiano Ureneck: The world we leave our children

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  FINDING GOD IN ALL THINGS “What kind of world do we want to leave to those who come after us, to children who are now growing up?” This question, posed by Pope Francis in “Laudato Si’,” has been rattling around my brain. It seems like every morning news stories appear above the fold or […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Doesn’t my parish have to report its finances? Can I go to confession by phone?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: I belong to a Catholic community in Florida that has been in existence for 32 years. For all that time, we have had only one pastor. The problem is that we have never seen a parish financial report, and I have been told that our parish’s weekly income averages $30,000. I approached […]

Archbishop ‘deeply disappointed’ by Senate passing confession bill

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By Pablo Kay Catholic News Service LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Archbishop Jose H. Gomez said he was “deeply disappointed” by the California Senate’s passage of a bill that would force priests to disclose information about child sexual abuse that they hear in the sacrament of confession. After legislators voted 30-2 in favor of the […]

Guest commentary: Catholics leaving: The question is ‘Why?’

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By Richard Halloran Special to the Hawaii Catholic Herald Patrick Downes’ excellent article on shrinking Catholic congregations in Hawaii (Hawaii Catholic Herald, May 17, 2019) leads to the wider question of a troubled Roman Catholic Church all across America. In the nation, only 21.1 percent of those who profess to be Catholic practice their religion […]

Secular Franciscan order elects regional officers

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Hawaii’s Secular Franciscan Order elected its regional council officers May 18 at Holy Trinity Church in Kuliouou under the direction of the National Executive Council councilor Josh Molidor and witnessed by the Hawaii region spiritual assistant Capuchin Franciscan Father Mike Dalton. Here are the new officers for the Ohana O Ke Anuenue Region: minister, Liz […]