Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Father William F. Breault, SJ | 1926-2015: Frequent isle visitor was an artist, author

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Jesuit Father William F. Breault, an artist, author, archivist and teacher who spent many summers during the 1960s and 1970s assisting at St. John Vianney Parish in Kailua, died June 29, at Sacred Heart Jesuit Center, Los Gatos. He was 88. According to vicar general Father Gary Secor, Father Breault came to Hawaii in the […]

Carolyn Y. Woo: The pope’s call to ecological conversion

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On June 18, I had the unbelievable privilege and unforgettable experience of speaking at the Vatican press conference for the launch of Pope Francis’ much-anticipated encyclical on the environment. Named “Laudato Si’, on Care for Our Common Home,” the encyclical draws from St. Francis’ “Canticle of the Creatures,” which “invites us to see nature as […]

Heralding back: July 17, 2015

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NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — July 16, 1965 His Excellency, The Most Reverend John J. Scanlan, Auxiliary Bishop of Honolulu, turns over the first shovel full of dirt at the site on which St. Francis Hospital will erect new service buildings at an estimated cost of a million dollars. The new buildings, […]

At Bolivian prison, pope calls himself man ‘saved from his many sins’

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SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia — Pope Francis visited one of Latin America’s most notorious prisons, calling himself “a man who was and is saved from his many sins.” “I couldn’t leave Bolivia without seeing you, without sharing the hope and faith given in the cross,” he told people at Palmasola prison in Santa Cruz. Speaking on […]

Inspirational speaker, musician, therapist returns for four evenings at Mililani parish

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International speaker, musician and family therapist Paul J. Kim returns to St. John Apostle and Evangelist Church in Mililani this month for four evenings of presentations, July 22-25. At 7 p.m., July 22, Kim will give a presentation and prayer experience called “Renew the Ohana, Starting with Me.” He will share a message of hope […]

Supreme Court rules same-sex marriage is legal nationwide

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Supporters of traditional marriage between a man and a woman rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington June 26, shortly before the justices handed down a 5-4 ruling that states must license same-sex marriages. (CNS photo/Joshua Roberts, Reuters)   WASHINGTON — In a landmark ruling, a divided Supreme Court June 26 said […]

Pope Francis’ Year of Consecrated Life is reaching every parish, mission and school in Hawaii

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Miriam Ocampo, top, checks out the Year of Consecrated Life traveling exhibit after the 7 a.m. Mass at Immaculate Conception Church in Ewa, June 21. Miram’s husband Jonathan is presently a candidate in the diocese’s deacon formation program.  (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz)   “Who are the consecrated people? You, them and myself.” Sister […]

All the earth sings God’s praise, but human activity is silencing it, pope says in his first encyclical

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Pope Francis is shown praying at an Austro-Hungarian cemetery for fallen soldiers of World War I in Fogliano di Redipuglia, northern Italy, Sept. 13, 2014. (CNS photo)   VATICAN CITY — The earth, which was created to support life and give praise to God, is crying out with pain because human activity is destroying it, […]