Catholic News Service

Carolyn Woo: Raise our voice

09/21/2017 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

OUR GLOBAL FAMILY The events in Charlottesville, Virginia, gave me many reasons for pause. The hatred spewed by people in white hoods with flaming torches jumped from the safety of books, movies or some isolated places to permeate the news in my home and puncture my perception that such sentiments are only on the fringe. […]

Witness of Colombian people a sign of hope for all Christians, pope says

09/21/2017 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Colombia’s long and arduous path toward reconciliation and a lasting peace after nearly half a century of war is a sign of hope for all Christians, Pope Francis said. Speaking to pilgrims Sept. 13 at his weekly general audience, the pope said the motto of […]

Elise Italiano: First time for eucharistic adoration

09/21/2017 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

IN LIGHT OF FAITH I think I was 19 years old the first time I went to eucharistic adoration. It wasn’t regularly offered at my parish, and my family never lingered after Holy Thursday Mass. When my college chaplain informed us he was going to start offering it each week, I had to ask him […]

Father KennethDoyle: Is my mother in heaven?

09/21/2017 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

QUESTION CORNER Q: My mother passed away some time ago, and I wonder whether she is now in “God’s eternal embrace.” How can I be sure? She was a good mother and she dearly loved the church, but we have been taught that everyone has some imperfections and, upon death, must be sent to purgatory […]

In disaster: Give like the widow

09/07/2017 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Jennifer Carr Allmon Catholic News Service “And he called his disciples to him, and said to them, ‘Truly, I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the treasury. For they all contributed out of their abundance; but she out of her poverty has put […]

Funeral in Richmond

09/07/2017 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

Bishop DiLorenzo praised for love of Christ, church, life By Joseph Staniunas Special to Herald Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo was remembered during the homily at his funeral Mass Friday, Aug. 25, as the image of Christ, a shepherd who embraced the fullness of life and devoted himself to the people of the Catholic Diocese of […]

Vatican II liturgical reform ‘irreversible,’ Pope Francis says

09/07/2017 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The Catholic Church must continue to work to understand the liturgical reforms of the Second Vatican Council and why they were made, rather than rethinking them, Pope Francis said. “After this magisterium, after this long journey, we can affirm with certainty and magisterial authority that […]

Oklahoma ready to welcome beatification of native son

09/07/2017 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Catholics in Oklahoma have been preparing for a long time for this moment. Many, like Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, had faith it would come, but there’s still a sense of awe, to think that a farm boy, one of their own, is about to […]

Cardinal: Priest who fathers child has moral obligation to child, mother

09/07/2017 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Catholic News Service BOSTON — If a Catholic priest violates his vow of celibacy and fathers a child, he has “a moral obligation to step aside from ministry and provide for the care and needs of the mother and the child,” said Boston Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley. “In such a moment, their welfare is […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Does he need an annulment first?

09/07/2017 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

QUESTION CORNER Q: I need some clarification on the church’s marriage laws. I am a Catholic currently married to a divorced non-Catholic whose first marriage was not in the Catholic Church. I tried to arrange to marry him in the church, but a parish priest told me that my husband-to-be would need to get his […]