Witness to Jesus | Easter Vigil/Easter Sunday Here is the prepared text of the homily delivered April 19 at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu and April 20 at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in downtown Honolulu. If Jesus had died and risen from the dead, but was never seen again, […]
Official notices: April 25, 2025
Bishop’s schedule April 26, 4 p.m., Mass with confirmation and first holy Communion, St. John the Baptist Church, Kalihi. [Msgr. Gary Secor] May 2, 6 p.m., Mass for Bishop Larry Silva’s 50th anniversary of priesthood, Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Honolulu. [Reservations necessary due to limited space.] May 3, 11 a.m., Mass with confirmation and first […]
Diocese celebrates 16 jubilarians at annual Mass
Hawaii Catholic Herald Family, friends and fellow faithful gathered at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu on April 5 to honor 16 clergy and religious men and women celebrating jubilees this year. The jubilarians — marking 25, 50, 60, 70 and 75 years of priesthood or religious life — included Bishop Larry Silva, who […]
To: Parishioners of the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace
April 10, 2025 Dear Friends, Peace be with you! As you know, we have been working on the restoration of our beautiful and historic Cathedral Basilica for many years. In the past, you have been patient with parts of the church being closed off and the disruption that comes from renovations. We have decided that […]
New victim assistance coordinator steps into critical role for diocese
By Celia K. Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald For the past two decades, the Diocese of Honolulu has provided a way for victims and survivors of childhood sexual abuse by priests, deacons or other church personnel to come forward and speak to someone who can provide support and resources. That role, the victim assistance coordinator, was […]
Bishop of Samoa-Pago Pago diocese to visit Oahu in July
Hawaii Catholic Herald The local Samoan faith community will welcome a trailblazing leader for several days of events and worship this summer. Bishop Kolio Etuale Tumanuvao, the first Samoan native to lead the Diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago, will visit Oahu July 8-14. Planned events include a seminar at Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Wahiawa […]
Second collection to support retired priests
Hawaii Catholic Herald Retired priests might not be as visible as their active counterparts, but they are still vital members of the Diocese of Honolulu. And just like retirees in other vocations, they need support as they age. Isle faithful can help support the diocese’s retired priests next month on Good Shepherd Sunday, the fourth […]
Chaminade University welcomes new deacon formation cohort
Hawaii Catholic Herald Married men (and their wives) and single men who enter the Diocese of Honolulu’s permanent deacon formation program spend five years intensely preparing for the new role they will hold as an ordained minister of the church. Part of that preparation includes studying for and earning a permanent diaconate education certificate, which […]
A once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage
Hawaii’s permanent deacons By Deacon Joel Narusawa Special to the Herald This past February, my wife, Lily, and I journeyed to Italy for the Vatican’s Jubilee of Deacons (part of the Jubilee Year) with Deacon Renier “Rey” and Roxanne Torres, our friends and classmates from deacon formation. I am a deacon in the Diocese of […]
Talk story: Easter greetings help build bridges of hope
Office for Social Ministry “Let the Church and the world rejoice, for today our hopes no longer come up against the wall of death, for the Lord has built us a bridge to life.” (Pope Francis’ Easter message on the Vatican’s 2025 Easter card from the Dicastery for Integral Human Development) As we celebrate this […]
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