Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Catholic nuns in forefront of relief work for flooded Kerala

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By Saji Thomas Catholic News Service KOCHI, India — More than 6,700 Catholic women religious are among those helping more than 1 million people taking shelter in relief camps after unprecedented floods ravaged Kerala state in southwest India. “This is the biggest rescue and relief operation the Catholic Church in Kerala has undertaken in its […]

Maui parish, school narrowly miss fire whipped up by Hurricane Lane winds

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By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald It was fire, not water, that caused the biggest Hurricane Lane-related damage on Maui. Brushfires in West Maui, which started early on Aug. 24, quickly spread due to high winds caused by the storm. Dry ground cover after a spell of warm summer days didn’t help. The Maui Fire […]

Response to recent news about the scandal of sexual abuse in the Church

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August 24, 2018 To the Clergy, Religious, and Parishioners of the Diocese of Honolulu Dear Brothers and Sisters, Peace be with you! Satan is dancing with great joy! A Cardinal of the Catholic Church is now a former Cardinal because of credible accusations of abuse of minors and using his power to gain sexual favors […]

Statement by Cardinal Daniel DiNardo: President of U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops renews commitment for greater effectiveness and transparency in disciplining bishops

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Introduction by Bishop Larry Silva Dear People of the Diocese of Honolulu, We have all been horrified and saddened by the news in the past month or so regarding sexual abuse of clergy — even at the highest ranks — and cover ups of the truth. I prepared a letter and asked that it be […]

Built of ‘living stones’

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175th anniversary Mass unveils a major step in the cathedral basilica’s extensive renovation effort By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The church is metaphorically described as built of “living stones” — the faithful, with Christ as the foundation. The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, constructed of coral blocks cut from the reef off […]

Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet 80th anniversary in Hawaii: Educators and more

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For eight decades, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet helped shape the modern church in Hawaii By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald It took some pleading in 1936 from Hawaii’s Bishop Stephen Alencastre to get the mother superior of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet in St. Louis, Missouri, to send sisters to […]

Diocese committed to ‘compassionate resolution and justice’ for abuse victims

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The Catholic Church in Hawaii is “committed to compassionate resolution and justice for those who were victims of abuse,” said Msgr. Gary Secor, vicar general for the Diocese of Honolulu, Aug. 14 in a statement responding to the release that day of a Pennsylvania grand jury report on clergy sexual abuse in six of the […]