Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

The assembly meets in 35 small mixed groups,  speaking 5 languages

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The 364 members of the assembly of the Synod of Bishops and the 85 experts, facilitators and ecumenical delegates accompanying them began their work in earnest Oct. 5, meeting, sharing and praying in small groups. Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, relator general of the synod, introduced the work […]

New cardinals bring experience of ‘peripheries’ to church

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Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Speaking to reporters a few days before receiving their red hats, many of the 21 new cardinals said their induction into the College of Cardinals was less about them and more about their local church and its contribution to the universal church. Cardinal-designate Stephen Chow Sau-Yan of Hong Kong […]

People have a duty to save migrants at risk of drowning, Pope Francis says

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By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service MARSEILLE, France — At a moving ceremony at the edge of a cliff overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, Pope Francis led a moment of silence for the countless lives lost in its blue but treacherous waters. And he warned the world it was now at a crossroads: people must choose […]

Pope Francis in Mongolia: Jesus is the answer to human longing

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia — Like the land struck by a “zud,” the human heart has a thirst and longing that can be alleviated only by the God of love, Pope Francis told Mongolians gathered for Mass in Ulaanbaatar’s Steppe Arena. Countless generations of Mongolians have feared the “zud,” an extreme […]

Pope to young people: To tackle life’s ups and downs, look to the elderly

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  By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The Gospel calls Christians to bring the elderly to the center of their lives and away from the margins of families, politics and financial markets that banish them as “unprofitable waste” in society, Pope Francis said. “Let it not happen that by pursuing the myths […]

Vatican letter: Modern day Christians who died for the faith will be honored

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By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — When St. John Paul II initiated preparations for the Holy Year 2000, he believed “the church in every corner of the earth must remain anchored in the testimony of the martyrs and jealously guard their memory” in order to journey with faith, hope and confidence into […]

Pope names 21 cardinals, including U.S.-born Archbishop Prevost

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By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis named 21 new cardinals, including U.S.-born Archbishop Robert F. Prevost, who took the helm at the Dicastery for Bishops in April, and French Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the apostolic nuncio to the United States. The pope announced the names after his recitation of the Angelus […]

Vatican offers indulgence for visiting elderly, celebrating grandparents day

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By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Catholics who celebrate the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly July 23 can receive a plenary indulgence, which is a remission of the temporal punishment due for one’s sins, the Vatican said. In a decree issued July 5, Cardinal Mauro Piacenza, head of the Apostolic […]

Our churches must serve peace, Russian Orthodox leader tells cardinal

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  By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The Catholic and Russian Orthodox churches should join efforts to promote peace before threats of a “major global armed conflict,” the head of the Russian Orthodox Church told Pope Francis’ envoy on a peace mission to Moscow. Meeting June 29 with Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, sent […]