Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Reflection: A son of Hawaii, a priest for the church

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By Deacon Christopher Derige Malano, CSP Special to the Herald As a child in Hawaii, I went to a lot of funerals. They weren’t always family — sometimes friends of my grandparents or neighbors — but my parents brought us along. I didn’t realize it then, but those gatherings were my first real experience of […]

A joyous jubilee celebration

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Hawaii Catholic Herald A seam-bursting crowd of family, friends, clergy, religious and faithful from near and far filled the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu on May 2 to celebrate Bishop Larry Silva as he marked his 50th jubilee of priestly ordination. The anniversary Mass took place on the exact date in 1975 when Clarence […]

Bishop Larry Silva: Love for Jesus adds meaning to all we do

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Witness to Jesus | Third Sunday of Easter Here is the prepared text of the homily delivered on May 4 at St. John Vianney Church, Kailua, with the rite of institution of lector for seminarian Deepak Bobbarala. As we celebrate the rite of institution of lector today for our seminarian, Deepak Bobbarala, I recall a […]

Official notices: May 9, 2025

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Bishop’s schedule May 9, 8:30 a.m., Bagels with Bishop, St. Anthony School, Wailuku; 1 p.m., groundbreaking for Hale Pilina Affordable Family Housing (CCHDC), Kahului. May 10, 9 a.m. and 1 p.m., Mass with confirmation and first holy Communion, St. Joseph Church, Waipahu. May 10, 10 a.m., Mass with confirmation and first holy Communion, St. Jude […]

Well-known exorcist to give talks in Hawaii

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Hawaii Catholic Herald Mention the word “exorcism,” and most people probably think of splashy horror films with scenes too graphic to describe. In fact, exorcism is a long-established practice in the Catholic Church, traceable to the ministry of Jesus Christ and of his disciples, acting in his name. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops describes […]

Bishop Silva: Pope Francis led by humble example

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By Celia K. Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Gray skies and a heavy downpour greeted the faithful who arrived at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu April 28 — fitting conditions, perhaps, for a memorial Mass for Pope Francis, who died a week earlier, on Easter Monday. Despite the short notice and dreary weather, the […]

Reflection: Sharing the pope’s blessing with all

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By Maricel and Mark Sebastian Special to the Herald Maricel and Mark, who were married at Immaculate Conception Church in Ewa in 2016, received an apostolic blessing from Pope Francis the same year. Maricel Sebastian: When a friend mentioned we could get a newlywed blessing from the pope, there were no other honeymoon plans but […]

Papal frontrunner lists have been plentiful — outside Vatican

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — After the funeral and burial of Pope Francis April 26, the attention of the world turned to who would be the next pope. The news media, blogs, pundits and people on the street all seem to have their favorite candidate or a list of “probable” next […]

Conclave boasts wide range of age, geography

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By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The conclave that began May 7 was expected to be the largest in history, with a wide geographical mix of cardinal-electors. There are 135 cardinals under the age of 80 and eligible to vote in a papal election. By contrast, 115 cardinals took part in the […]

Texts, secrecy guide historic election

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The conclave to elect a new pope, which began May 7, is governed by two texts: a rule book and a prayer book. The rule book is the apostolic constitution, “Universi Dominici Gregis” (“Shepherd of the Lord’s Whole Flock”), which was issued by St. John Paul […]