Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

With May rosaries, Pope Francis prays to Mary for end of pandemic

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Under the gaze of a seventh-century icon of Mary, Pope Francis launched a monthlong, global recitation of the rosary, pleading for Mary’s intercession for the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. And he prayed May 1 that Mary would move people’s consciences “so that the enormous amounts […]

Carole Norris Greene: Chauvin’s threefold conviction

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COMMENTARY Never underestimate evil. It has a way of coming back, of reinventing itself, of absorbing into itself anything that feeds into it. Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was indeed found guilty on all three charges against him in the killing of George Floyd in 2020. He is in a maximum security prison. People […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Where did the Ascension happen? Do you have to stay for the recessional song at Mass?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: Where did the Ascension take place? Matthew and Mark tell us that the apostles are to go back to Galilee, but Luke says that they should stay in Jerusalem until Jesus has risen. (Louisville, Kentucky) A: On the top of the Mount of Olives outside of Jerusalem’s Old City is a small […]

Federal appeals court says Ohio can enforce Down syndrome abortion law

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By Catholic News Service CINCINNATI — A federal appeals court April 13 upheld a 2017 Ohio law that prohibits doctors from knowingly participating  in performing an abortion because of a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome. In a 9-7 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, based in Cincinnati, overturned an injunction against […]

‘Draconian’ Irish law makes attendance at Mass a criminal offense

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By Michael Kelly Catholic News Service DUBLIN — The head of the Irish bishops’ conference said the government’s move to criminalize attendance at Mass as part of COVID-19 regulations was a “potential infringement of religious freedom and of constitutional rights.” “The precise provisions are unclear and at first reading appear to be draconian, going further […]

You, too, can sponsor a piece of Paris history

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By Deirdre C. Mays Catholic News Service A novel fundraising approach to restore one of the most iconic monuments in the world, Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, enables donors to have a piece of history. On April 15, Friends of Notre-Dame de Paris unveiled an interactive website — restorenotredame.org — that allows people to donate […]

Christ’s victory over death proclaims a second chance for all

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POPE FRANCIS EASTER MESSAGE By Junno Arocho Esteves and Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The Easter liturgies — with the fire, sharing of light from the paschal candle, the renewal of baptismal promises and the proclamation that Jesus has risen — assure people that it is never too late to start again, […]

Ultimate survivor

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At 105, Maui-born Catholic woman beats COVID-19 with a lot of faith and a little gin By Lois Rogers Catholic News Service TRENTON, N.J. — Lucia DeClerck has survived the 1918 influenza pandemic, two world wars, the loss of three husbands, one son and many of her physicians. Recently added to the list:  COVID-19, which […]