Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Archdiocese announces beatification date for Oklahoma priest

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By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The Archdiocese of Oklahoma City announced that one its native sons, Father Stanley Rother, a North American priest who worked in Guatemala and was brutally murdered there in 1981, will be beatified Sept. 23 in Oklahoma. “It’s official! Praised be Jesus Christ! Archbishop Coakley received official word […]

Francis’ response on married priests not so new after all

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By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — While Pope Francis’ recent comments on the subject of married priests made headlines around the world, his response falls clearly in line with the thinking of his predecessors. In an interview with German newspaper Die Zeit, published in early March, Pope Francis was asked if […]

Bishops find parts of House bill laudable, other parts ‘troubling’

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By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The inclusion of “critical life protections” in the House health care bill is laudable, but other provisions, including those related to Medicaid and tax credits, are “troubling” and “must be addressed” before the measure is passed, said the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ domestic policy committee. Bishop Frank J. […]

Father Eugene Hemrick: Sirach’s wisdom needed today

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For newly married couples, reading the Old Testament Book of Sirach is perfect for deepening your first love for each other. If children come along, teach them its principles, which contain the perfect seeds for growing their wisdom. And for everyone, not just married couples, it is a must-read. The Book of Sirach is sometimes […]

Richard Doerflinger: A divided church?

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A MORE HUMAN SOCIETY We sometimes hear that American Catholics are divided: Some advance the church’s teaching on abortion, others promote its teachings on peace and economic justice. And those factions are at war. I seldom saw this among the bishops or their national staff, where I once served. We each had areas of expertise, […]

Pope apologizes for Catholics’ role in genocide

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Meeting Rwandan President Paul Kagame, Pope Francis asked God’s forgiveness for the failures of the Catholic Church during the 1994 Rwanda genocide and for the hatred and violence perpetrated by some priests and religious. “He implored anew God’s forgiveness for the sins and failings of the […]

Bishop James Moynihan dies; championed sainthood cause of Mother Marianne Cope

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Catholic News Service SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Retired Bishop James M. Moynihan of Syracuse, N.Y., a champion for St. Marianne Cope’s cause for sainthood, died March 6. He was 84. He served as the ninth bishop of the Diocese of Syracuse from 1995 to 2009. Mother Marianne, a Franciscan Sister of Syracuse, lived in and ministered […]