Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Return of Guam archbishop would be disastrous, says coadjutor bishop

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By Catholic News Service AGANA, Guam — No matter the outcome of a Vatican trial against Guam’s archbishop, Archbishop Anthony S. Apuron of Agana should not return to lead the archdiocese, said the archdiocese’s coadjutor. “I think it would be a disaster if Archbishop Apuron were to return as the bishop of record,” said Coadjutor […]

Cardinal Pell, professing innocence, on leave, will face charges in Australia

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Proclaiming his innocence after being charged with sexual abuse, Australian Cardinal George Pell said, “I’m looking forward finally to having my day in court.” “I’m innocent of these charges. They are false. The whole idea of sexual abuse is abhorrent to me,” he said June 29 […]

Bishop says ‘fundamental defects’ persist in health bill

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Reaction from religious groups is strongly negative By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The Senate’s Better Care Reconciliation Act contains “many of the fundamental defects” that appeared in the House-passed American Health Care Act “and even further compounds them,” said the bishop who heads the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human […]

Richard Doerflinger: A myth of neutrality

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A MORE HUMAN SOCIETY Once upon a time, we were told to allow dissent from time-honored legal and moral norms in the name of “freedom of choice.” Politicians assured us they were “personally opposed” to abortion but couldn’t impose their values on others. Assisted suicide was advocated not as a way to demean the lives […]

Vatican statistics track church health indicators

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The health of the Catholic Church can be measured in many ways, and the Vatican has a special office just for that purpose. The Central Statistics Office, which operates under the Vatican Secretariat of State, conducts a variety of studies for the Roman Curia throughout the […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Uses for cellphones in church?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: Recently a reader complained about irreverent behavior in church prior to Mass, including cellphone use. As part of your response, you stated that cellphone use is always inappropriate. Judging behavior is also ugly behavior, at least as repugnant as irreverence. I use my cellphone prior to Mass while seated in church. I […]

Pope Francis: Eucharist is reminder of God’s love

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CORPUS-CHRISTI By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service ROME — The Eucharist is a tangible reminder of God’s love, and receiving Communion is a call to work to build the body of Christ by loving others and shunning all that sows division within a community, Pope Francis said. The Eucharist should “heal our ambition to lord […]

Unable to visit African country, pope sends major donation to charities

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By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — With a trip to South Sudan postponed indefinitely, Pope Francis is sending close to a half-million dollars to help two church-run hospitals, a teacher training center and farming projects for families as a way to show the people there his solidarity and support. Because a planned […]

Pope Francis: Dispel fear of refugees by getting to know them

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WORLD REFUGEE DAY By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Getting to know someone who is a refugee can wipe away fears and dismantle distorted ideologies, Pope Francis said. Highlighting World Refugee Day, which is marked June 20, the pope asked that “concrete attention go to the women, men and children fleeing from […]

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