Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Vatican says tourism should foster culture of encounter, safeguard planet

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By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Tourism needs to protect both people and the planet as well as promote a more inclusive economy, the Vatican said. People need to support “an inclusive approach to tourism and resist the temptations of individualism and nationalism that are too common in our contemporary society,” said […]

Photo: Vatican in 67,000 pieces

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Rocco Buttliere, a LEGO architect from Chicago, stands next to the Vatican City State replica he created that was on display Aug. 14-15, 2021, at the LEGO BrickUniverse convention at the Pontchartrain Center in Kenner, La. He spent three months in 2020 creating the scale model from 67,000 LEGOS pieces. He also completed a 114,000-piece […]

Vatican to require vaccination proof or negative COVID test

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Visitors, tourists and employees who want to enter Vatican territory will be required beginning Oct. 1 to show proof of vaccination, recovery from the coronavirus or a negative COVID-19 test. The anti-COVID ordinance, which was approved by Pope Francis and signed by Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello, president […]

Greg Erlandson: Lethal tenderness

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AMID THE FRAY By the time Dr. Jack Kevorkian was put in prison for second-degree murder, he had helped an estimated 130 patients kill themselves. The first person he “helped” was an Oregon teacher suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. It was hardly “death with dignity.” With a suicide machine he had rigged up inside his rusty […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Did God ‘require’ sacrifice of Jesus? Plus: What to do about a regularly disruptive adult at Mass?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: I wonder about Jesus being a “sacrifice” for the expiation of sins. Why did God the Father “require” that Christ be a “sacrifice” for the forgiveness of the sins of mankind? (Louisville, Kentucky) A: I don’t believe that God the Father “required” that Jesus die such a gruesome death to redeem us […]

40 Days for Life campaign to end abortion begins in over 1,000 cities

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By Catholic News Service BRYAN, Texas — The national 40 Days for Life organization launched its fall campaign Sept. 22, with volunteers in over 1,000 cities across the country planning to pray, fast and hold 24-hour vigils outside abortion clinics. They also will participate in outreach to the community to promote awareness about abortion and […]

John Garvey: Blaming St. Junipero

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INTELLECT AND VIRTUE California’s legislature now has it in for St. Junípero Serra, who has long been considered the founding father of the Golden State. Authorities let an angry mob tear down the Franciscan missionary’s statue in Los Angeles. Now they aim to lay at his feet all the offenses of the Spanish Empire and […]

Religious minorities, women fear Taliban, extremists

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The U.S. military’s tumultuous exit from Afghanistan has laid open trepidation for the future By Dale Gavlak Catholic News Service AMMAN, Jordan — The 20-year American military presence in Afghanistan had hoped to bring stability and an end to its use as a terrorist sanctuary, but the tumultuousCatholic News Service exit has laid open fears […]

Francis urges Slovak church, government to put people first

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By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Slovakia’s tradition of hospitality along with its witness of faith amid persecution must be at the forefront of government policies and the Catholic Church’s engagement with the faithful, Pope Francis said. Addressing government authorities on the first full day of his visit to Slovakia Sept. […]

Holiness does not come from following rigid rules, pope says

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By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Redemption is the work of God, not of human beings, so be careful and do not listen to “fundamentalists” who claim holiness comes through following certain laws, Pope Francis said during his weekly general audience. The belief that holiness comes by observing particular laws “leads us […]