Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Father Kenneth Doyle: When did the Holy Spirit come? Why no altar flowers for Lenten funeral?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: I have often wondered about the difference between the disciples receiving the Holy Spirit immediately after the Resurrection “on the evening of that first day of the week” (Jn 20:19-23) and the coeming of the Holy Spirit upon them at Pentecost (Acts 2:1-4). Is it two different accounts of the same event, […]

For Pope Francis, there is no such thing as a ‘just war’

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By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — U.S. President Joe Biden minced no words calling Russian President Vladimir Putin a “butcher” who should no longer be in power. No matter how much one reporter pressed Pope Francis on the plane to Rome from Malta, asking, “What would be your message to Putin?” “What […]

Oberammergau

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Passion Play makes a post-pandemic return to German town By Günther Simmermacher Catholic News Service In 1633, at the height of the Reformation, the Black Death was sweeping through Europe, including the southern German region of Bavaria. The terrified people of one small village decided to do something to protect themselves from this pandemic: The […]

Catholic college, other colleges to award Zelenskyy honorary degrees

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  By Gina Christian Catholic News Service PHILADELPHIA — A local Catholic college founded by Ukrainian women religious has teamed up with 15 other schools to confer honorary doctorates on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Manor College in Jenkintown north of Philadelphia announced April 1 it will award an honorary doctor of humane letters degree to […]

Holy Spirit is guiding synod path, Vatican official tells LGBTQ group

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By Julie Asher Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The “main protagonist” in the Catholic Church’s two-year synodal process now underway “is the Holy Spirit, who is ready to guide us on this journey,” Xavière Missionary Sister Nathalie Becquart told a U.S. audience April 3. “The aim of a synod is to foster communion and build […]

Peacocks’ togetherness, respect spur team’s ‘miracle’ season

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By Joe Jordan Catholic News Service Was it a miracle? “Astounding,” is how Jesuit Father Andrew Downing described it. He watched with delight as the men’s basketball team at his small Jesuit university leaped into the national spotlight in a historic tournament run to the NCAA’s Elite Eight. It was the first time a college […]

Pope apologizes for treatment of Indigenous in Canada

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Expressing “sorrow and shame” for the complicity of Catholics in abusing Indigenous children in Canada and helping in the attempt to erase their culture, Pope Francis pledged to address the issue more fully when he visits Canada. “For the deplorable conduct of those members of the […]

Missing Filipino priest found, unconscious and bound, after two days

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By Catholic News Service MANILA, Philippines — A Catholic priest in the Philippines was found unconscious and tied up in his car after being reported missing two days earlier, said police, who suspect he was the victim of a kidnap attempt. Father Leoben Peregrino, 58, disappeared April 1, after parishioners saw him getting into his […]

Real-life Father Stu has actor  ‘continuing to carry on his message’

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By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Catholic actor Mark Wahlberg, who plays the title role in the upcoming movie “Father Stu,” said the real-life Montana priest is “having me continuing to carry on his message.” “Father Stu,” in theaters April 13, tells the story of Father Stuart Long, a priest who had been […]

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