Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Renewal Campaign update: 2018 Goal

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By Darlene J.M. Dela Cruz Hawaii Catholic Herald Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace parishioners, staff, supporters and its surrounding faith community are prepping their beloved place of worship for a major milestone next year: the church’s 175th anniversary. The Cathedral Renewal Campaign is rolling along with fundraising and construction efforts to remodel and […]

On the brink of famine

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For 20 million people, conflict added to drought causing the largest humanitarian crisis in more than 170 years By Bronwen Dachs Catholic News Service Conflict and drought are threatening more than 20 million people in four countries with the prospect of famine, and the U.N. has called this food crisis the largest humanitarian crisis since […]

In Sudan’s Nuba Mountains, no food, children are dying

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By Bronwen Dachs Catholic News Service When people talk about potential famine, they mention South Sudan. But about 1 million people who live just over the border, in Sudan’s Nuba Mountains, also face a food emergency. “I call it famine,” said Bishop Macram Max Gassis, retired bishop of El Obeid, Sudan. The “hunger the people […]

Report: In Iceland,  people with Down syndrome ‘disappearing’

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By Josephine von Dohlen Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Iceland is on its way to “eliminate” people with Down syndrome, a report from CBS News explained, causing uproar in the pro-life community over the high numbers of abortions following prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome. With only one or two people, on average, born with Down […]

Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, retired: Good to the last drop

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING By Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald “Whrrr …” sounded the elevator before coming to a stop. “Thump … shuffle … thump … shuffle.” The cane coursed the polished wooden floor toward the kitchen with stiffened leg in tow. After a pause, for a cup of coffee perhaps, the thump […]

Photo: Laulima House donation

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The First Hawaiian Bank Foundation on Aug. 3 awarded a $100,000 grant to Catholic Charities Hawaii for its Laulima House Campaign. Pictured from left are First Hawaiian Bank senior vice president Vernon Wong, Catholic Charities Hawaii president and chief executive officer Terry Walsh and Laulima House Campaign chairman Jerry Rauckhorst. Catholic Charities purchased the Laulima […]

Ethicists say just-war criteria not met in North Korea situation

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  By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The just-war criteria that would justify armed conflict with North Korea over its nuclear testing and threats to launch missiles have not been met, said ethicists interviewed by Catholic News Service. Those criteria include right intention, last resort and proportionality. “Preventive war in North Korea would […]