Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

South Sudanese threatened by famine, worsened by war, CRS says

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By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Some 5 million people in South Sudan — half of its total population — are on the brink of starvation and a quarter of a million children are already severely malnourished, a representative from the U.S. bishops’ Catholic Relief Services said. Famine has already gripped 100,000 […]

Restoration on Jesus’ tomb signals church cooperation

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By Judith Sudilovsky Catholic News Service JERUSALEM — Less than a year after restoration work began, the Edicule — the traditional site of Jesus’ burial and resurrection — was inaugurated in an ecumenical ceremony led by representatives of the Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox, and Armenian churches, including Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople. The 200-year-old structure […]

Priest pleads for safety of N. Korean Christians

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By Catholic News Service PARIS — A French Catholic priest working with North Korean refugees in China said conditions have worsened for surviving Christians under the dictatorship of Kim Jong Un and urged the Chinese government to give shelter to fugitives from the communist-ruled country. Father Philippe Blot, who works with the Paris Foreign Mission […]

Holy Father recognizes miracle attributed to Fatima visionaries

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By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has approved the recognition of a miracle attributed to the intercession of two of the shepherd children who saw Our Lady of Fatima in 1917, thus paving the way for their canonization. Pope Francis signed the decree for the causes of Blesseds Francisco […]

Accompanied by the church, indigenous people fight for rights in Amazon rainforest

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By Barb Fraze Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The railroad runs more than 550 miles through 27 communities in the Brazilian Amazon. It runs so close to people’s homes that the houses have cracked, and some people have hearing loss. The trains carry minerals out of the rainforest to the coast. But the tracks separate […]

Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Raised to new life

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EASTER SUNDAY Acts of the Apostles 10:34a, 37-43; Colossians 3:1-4; John 20:1-9. Today the Church celebrates the greatest day of its year, Easter, the feast of the Lord’s Resurrection. These readings are proclaimed at Masses during the day on Easter itself. (On Holy Saturday, the day preceding Easter, the church will have celebrated the Easter […]

Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: April 7, 2017

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Happy Easter, Heraldites! I have a special quiz that will take us through Holy Week and straight into joyous Eastertide. My warmest wishes and prayers of light and love to you all as we celebrate our risen Lord! 1) Palm Sunday Palm Sunday, which is marked by Catholics on April 9 this year, commemorates Jesus’ […]

Official notices: April 7, 2017

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Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate] April 7, 7:45 am, Bagels with Bishop, Maryknoll School, Makiki; 11:30 am, Funeral Mass for Deacon Lauren Wong, St. John Vianney Parish, Kailua. April 8, 9:00 am, Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem Mid-Year Meeting, Pauline Bookstore Conference Room, downtown Honolulu; […]

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