Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Pope sets special day to honor, study, share the Bible

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By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The newly established “Sunday of the Word of God” is an invitation to Catholics across the world to deepen their appreciation, love and faithful witness to God and his word, Pope Francis said. By papal decree, the third Sunday in Ordinary Time — Jan. 26 this […]

Benedict wants his name removed as co-author of book

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — At the request of retired Pope Benedict XVI, his name will be removed as co-author of a book defending priestly celibacy, said Cardinal Robert Sarah, the Vatican official who coordinated work on the book. “Considering the polemics provoked by the publication of the book, ‘From the […]

As culture shifts, church changes course on guidance on movies

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By Chaz Muth Catholic News Service NEW YORK — Songwriter Bob Dylan wrote his celebrated anthem “The Times They Are a-Changin’” in 1963 and though it was penned as a hymn to the civil rights and anti-war movements of the era, it could also speak to the changing culture reflected in motion pictures. The movies […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Is Confession required once a year? Is incense bad for your health?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: In one of your recent columns, you stated: “Strictly speaking, one is obliged to go to the sacrament of penance only for serious sins — although it is certainly a good idea to confess regularly even for lesser sins and imperfections.” The Catechism of the Catholic Church says, however (No. 1457), that […]

Photo: Philippine tradition in Texas

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Men carry a statue of Santo Nino de Cebu, who is depicted as the Infant Child Jesus, during a special Mass honoring the popular Filipino devotion to the Child Jesus at Mary Queen Catholic Church in Friendswood, Texas, Jan. 4, 2020. The devotion originates from Cebu City, Philippines, and was brought over by Filipino immigrants. […]

Trebek cites ‘power of prayer’ in accepting Fordham Founders’ Award

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By Catholic News Service LOS ANGELES — “Jeopardy” host Alex Trebek and his wife, Jean, received Fordham University’s Founders’ Award at a Jan. 7 reception in Los Angeles. According to Tom Stoelker writing in Fordham News, this was the first time the award — which he described as “weighty statuette” of Fordham founder Archbishop John […]

Iraqi cardinal: Innocents will ‘be the fuel’ for war

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By Dale Gavlak Catholic News Service Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Louis Sako, responding to a U.S. drone attack in Baghdad that killed Iran’s top general, said “wisdom is required to avoid the ‘volcanic eruption’ we are about to face.” Speaking during the Epiphany Mass in Baghdad Jan. 6, he said the current crisis resulted from the […]

Ecological sins

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The idea of updating the Catholic catechism to include acts that harm nature sparks Twitter debate By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service   VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis’ announcement that the Catechism of the Catholic Church would be updated to include a definition of “ecological sin” sent Catholic Twitter into a frenzy. Reactions ranged […]

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