Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Beatification of Polish nuns highlights radical Christian witness

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By Jonathan Luxmoore Catholic News Service WARSAW, Poland — Senior Catholics see the beatification of 10 Polish nuns murdered by Russian soldiers at the end of World War II as highlighting the need for radical Christian witness while offering a prophetic reminder of current sufferings in Ukraine. “Every beatification or canonization of any nun is […]

Artist installs pro-life sculpture of Mary and preborn Jesus in Rome

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By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service ROME — If “beauty will save the world,” as Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky said, then “perhaps beauty can also save the unborn,” said Canadian artist Timothy Schmalz. “Artwork has the power to persuade and convince and move people,” and “the more representations we have of a mother and child […]

How Jesuit spirituality inspires, gives rise to great scientists

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By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Hundreds of notable scientists have been Catholic — lay, religious and priests, according to lists compiled on Wikipedia. And of all the Catholic clergy who have made significant contributions to the world of science, more than half of them have been Jesuits. There seems to be […]

U.S. bishops urge Congress to address gun violence

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By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — In response to the multiple mass shootings in recent weeks, the chairmen of four U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ committees sent a letter to Congress urging lawmakers to “stop the massacres of innocent lives.” “We urge all members of Congress to reflect on the compassion all of […]

Some bishops call SF archbishop ‘courageous’ for Pelosi statement

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By Julie Asher Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — A number of U.S. Catholic bishops praised San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone for his “courageous” action in declaring May 20 that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is not “to be admitted” to Communion because of her stand on legalized abortion. “I applaud Archbishop Cordileone’s patient and […]

Citing ‘police state,’ Asia cardinal urges prayers for Hong Kong

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Catholic News Service YANGON, Myanmar — Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, president of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences, urged prayers for Hong Kong after the detention of Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun. “Hong Kong used to be one of Asia’s freest and most open cities,” Cardinal Bo said May 14. “Today, it has been transformed into […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: What’s the Catholic view on tithing? Should a couple cohabitat before getting married?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: I grew up in a Protestant church but converted to Catholicism. Sometimes it seems to me that Catholics give a lot less money to their churches than Protestants do. (The Sunday collections reported in our parish bulletin would, I think, be dwarfed by some Protestants parishes much smaller than our own.) On […]

Laura Kelly Fanucci: Speaking of resurrection

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FAITH AT HOME By Laura Kelly Fanucci We don’t talk enough about resurrection. How a marriage can be resurrected: How what felt dead and gone, ready to be buried in the dark earth forever, is not always dead and gone. How a friendship can be resurrected: How speaking hard words can breathe new life into […]

Pope: Christian politics must be marked by love, respect

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — For politics to be “the highest form of charity,” as Catholic social teaching promotes, it must be exercised with full respect and even love for those who disagree, Pope Francis said. “We are called to live the political encounter as a fraternal encounter, especially with those […]

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