What a week, Heraldistas! I’m still buzzing from Pope Francis’ U.S. visit, so I decided to do a special quiz. All of the questions have something to do with the World Meeting of Families. Let’s see how well you do! 1) Saints The cathedral basilica in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia is named for which two […]
A woman reacts to Pope Francis’ final words during the closing Mass of the World Meeting of Families on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia Sept. 27. (CNS photo/Brian Snyder, Reuters) TO WOMEN RELIGIOUS A big thank you During an evening prayer service at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York, Pope Francis thanked the nation’s […]
Official notices: Oct. 9, 2015
October 10-11, Episcopal Visitation, St. Elizabeth Parish, Aiea.
October 13, 6:00 pm, Serra Club Priest Appreciation Dinner, Hale Koa Hotel, Waikiki.
October 15, 6:00 pm, White Mass for Medical and Healthcare Professionals, Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, downtown Honolulu.
October 16, 6:00 pm, Mass for the Kauai Faith Formation Conference, Holy Cross Parish, Kalaheo.
MARYKNOLL SISTER SANDRA ANNE GALAZIN | 1944-2015: Missioner served more than four decades in Hawaii as social worker, counselor
Maryknoll Sister Sandra Anne Galazin, who served most of her 47 years of religious life as a counselor and social worker in Hawaii, died Sept. 26, at Maryknoll Sisters Center in Ossining, N.Y. She was 71. Sister Sandy, as she was known in the Islands, recalled her religious calling in a 2011 Hawaii Catholic Herald […]
Father John Catoir: The joy Pope Francis left behind
Pope Francis is the true vicar of Christ on earth today. During his first visit to the United States, he touched us deeply with his wisdom and love. He encouraged us to live joyfully and to keep our hopes high. Countless millions, young and old alike, through the miracle of television, experienced the sights and […]
Pope goes back to school, meets students, community in Harlem
Pope Francis arrives at Our Lady Queen of Angels School in the East Harlem area of New York, Sept. 25. (CNS photo/Eric Thayer, pool) NEW YORK — Pope Francis encouraged an audience of Catholic school students and immigrants to live with joy and dare to dream. He also highlighted the immigrant experience — in […]
Pope to Congress: Stop bickering, world needs your help
Pope Francis addresses a joint meeting of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington Sept. 24. In the first such speech by a pope, he called on Congress to stop bickering as the world needs help. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) WASHINGTON — The past, the promise and the potential of the United States must not […]
Pope’s ground zero visit was somber moment for 9/11 survivors, relatives
Pope Francis meets family members of victims of the 9/11 terror attacks as he visits the ground zero memorial in New York Sept. 25. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) NEW YORK — Pope Francis’ Sept. 25 visit to ground zero was unlike any of his other stops in New York or Washington. It was somber, quiet […]
Pope Francis in Cuba: ‘We do not serve ideas, we serve people’
People cheer as Pope Francis arrives for Mass in Revolution Square in Holguin, Cuba, Sept. 21. (CNS photo/Edgard Garrido, Reuters) HAVANA — As Cubans finally face the prospects of calmer relationships and greater ease of communication and commerce with the United States, Pope Francis told the Cuban people that love and service, not anyone’s […]
Third-class relics of St. Marianne being distributed on prayer cards
Sisters of St. Francis, forensic anthropologist Vincent Sava, and others prepare to touch bags containing the remains to St. Marianne to white cloth. (Photo courtesy of Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP) Five hands slowly swept small gossamer bags containing remains of St. Marianne Cope across every inch of several yards of white cloth being […]
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