Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Elise Italiano Ureneck: Our vanishing children

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FINDING GOD IN ALL THINGS An Associated Press report revealed June 29 that the Chinese government has devised a widespread plan amounting to the “demographic genocide” of its Uighur population through forced sterilization. It appears to be designed to either drastically curb or totally eradicate the Muslim population in the Xinjiang region and is being […]

Congress looking into disappearance of Chinese bishop

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By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The disappearance — and rumors of the possible death — of a Chinese Catholic bishop was the subject of a July 30 hearing by Congress’ Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission. The prelate in question, Bishop James Su Zhimin of Baoding, was arrested in 1997. “We are saddened […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Signs at Christ’s death convincing? Is the King James Bible accepted by Catholics?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: At the precise time that Jesus died, the sanctuary curtain was torn in half, darkness and earthquakes occurred and many were converted to Christianity because they felt this was proof that Jesus was the Son of God. So why didn’t the Jewish faith gradually disappear? (South Glens Falls, New York) A: Mark’s […]

Vatican official: Ireland should rebury babies found in mass grave

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By Michael Kelly Catholic News Service DUBLIN — The Vatican ambassador to Ireland has backed a campaign to have the government rebury the remains of infants and children found in a mass grave at a Catholic-run home. Campaigners say they hope the support of Archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo, papal nuncio, will put pressure on the […]

Beatification of Father McGivney Oct. 31 in Hartford, Conn.

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By Catholic News Service HARTFORD, Conn. — Father Michael McGivney, the founder of the Knights of Columbus, will be beatified during a special Mass Oct. 31 at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford. On May 27, the Vatican announced that Pope Francis, who met with the board of directors of the Knights of Columbus […]

Christians upset at Turkey’s Hagia Sophia mosque move

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By Dale Gavlak Catholic News Service AMMAN, Jordan — Catholics and other Christians are upset by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s conversion of Hagia Sophia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, into a functioning mosque where Muslim Friday prayers were recited recently. Many observers see the controversial move as part of Erdogan’s bigger attempt to reenact […]

New Vatican Library website aims to serve scholars, entice curious

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By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The Vatican Library has revamped its website to serve scholars better and facilitate navigation for the curious. “Because of the pandemic, physical presence has become more difficult and, therefore, the website aims to be a place for welcoming, collaboration and openness,” Msgr. Cesare Pasini, the library’s […]

Fire ravages historic California San Gabriel Mission

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By Pablo Kay Catholic News Service LOS ANGELES — The fire that ravaged Mission San Gabriel Arcangel church in the predawn hours of July 11 left behind a haunting scene. In a matter of minutes, the mission’s 230-year-old roof was nearly gone. The sunlight pouring down through the holes revealed the charred planks that had […]

Loans keep ‘essential ministries’ going during national emergency

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By Julie Asher Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ domestic policy committee said the federal emergency “bridge loans” that dioceses, parishes and other Catholic entities applied for provided a lifeline, allowing “our essential ministries to continue to function in a time of national emergency.” “The Catholic Church is the largest […]