Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Heralding back: Jan. 12, 2018

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NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — Jan. 19, 1968 An editorial cartoon highlighting the annual “Week of Prayer for Christian Unity” sponsored by the Graymoor Ecumenical and Interreligious Institute. 25 years ago — Jan. 15, 1993 A call for education, reconciliation The Diocese of Honolulu has entered the Hawaii sovereignty discourse as a […]

In advance of Christian unity week, Newman to show film about the life of Taize founder

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In anticipation of the Taize ecumenical service for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity at the Newman Center at the University of Hawaii-Manoa, the Newman Center will show the new film, “Moments in the Life of Brother Roger,” who founded the Taize Community of Brothers in France, 7 p.m., Jan. 18. The film will […]

Paul VI could be canonized in 2018, newspaper reports

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Blessed Paul VI could be declared a saint in 2018, perhaps during the Synod of Bishops, an institution he re-established after the Second Vatican Council, according to the newspaper of his home diocese. La Voce del Popolo, the newspaper of the Diocese of Brescia, Italy, reported […]

God created male, female identities with inherent beauty, dignity, say faith leaders

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  By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — In an open letter Dec. 15, a group of 20 Catholic bishops and other religious leaders described as “deeply troubling” the movement today “to enforce the false idea — that a man can be or become a woman or vice versa.” “We acknowledge and affirm that all human […]

At least 23 church workers killed in 2017, Vatican says

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By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The majority of Catholic Church workers violently killed in 2017 were victims of attempted robberies, the Vatican’s Fides agency said, with Nigeria and Mexico topping the list countries where the most brutal murders were carried out. The agency said 23 people working for the church worldwide […]

After 57 years, justice arrives in Texas town

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  By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — In early December, the community in McAllen, Texas, felt the reopening of an almost 60-year-old wound that never healed and one that involved the local Catholic community, prompting a written response from the local bishop on Dec. 20 expressing “sorrow.” After listening to evidence, a Texas […]

‘Talking story’ is the theme for catechist retreat days

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  In Hawaii we love to talk story. Stories strengthen relationships and impart wisdom. They are also powerful tools for evangelization and catechesis. “Let’s Talk Story” is the theme for three upcoming retreats for catechists on Oahu, Kauai and Maui sponsored by the diocesan Religious Education Office. The half-day retreats will “celebrate Christ alive through […]

Pope turns 81 with singing kids and 13-foot pizza

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By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Celebrating his 81st birthday, Pope Francis blew out the candles on a 13-foot long pizza after being serenaded with song and dance by children and employees from a Vatican pediatric clinic. A group of children receiving assistance from the Vatican’s St. Martha Dispensary, a maternal […]