Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Francis asks pardon for sins that drove Catholic, Orthodox apart

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In Greece By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service ATHENS, Greece — Like St. John Paul II before him, Pope Francis apologized to members of the Orthodox Church of Greece for the ways Catholics over the centuries had offended them, and he told Catholic leaders that they must embrace their minority status with humility. “Here, today, […]

Bishops affirm sainthood causes for Dutton, two others

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By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The U.S. bishops agreed Nov. 17 that the sainthood causes for three laypeople from the United States should be advanced by their respective dioceses. Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel of Lafayette, Louisiana, presented the causes of Auguste Robert “Nonco” Pelafigue and Charlene Richard. Bishop Larry Silva of Honolulu […]

Advent wisdom — St. Edith Stein: rediscover a place of rest

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By Lindsey Weishar Catholic News Service The second reading for the Third Sunday of Advent is a place of personal resonance: “Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God. Then the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Dementia and the sacraments. Plus the “Nativity Fast”

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QUESTION CORNER Q: My husband converted to Catholicism before we were married 34 years ago. He was not big on going to confession. Now he has dementia. He comes to Mass with me on Sundays, after being away for quite some time. I’m not sure that he could go to confession anymore because of his […]

Bishops spotlight programs on Eucharist, young people

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  By Catholic News Service BALTIMORE — The U.S. bishops spotlighted two major initiatives focused on the central role of the Eucharist Nov. 17, the second of two days of public sessions of their fall general assembly. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops approved a 26-page statement, “The Mystery of the Eucharist in the Life […]

The ‘mystery of the Eucharist’

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Draft of the U.S. bishops’ document says nothing about denying Communion to Catholic politicians who support legal abortion By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — At their June assembly, when the U.S. bishops debated a proposal to draft a statement on the Eucharist, some of the bishops asked whether it would address denying Communion […]