Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Carolyn Woo: Two nuggets for commencement season

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OUR GLOBAL FAMILY It is commencement season and I am collecting my thoughts for upcoming speeches. Because of space, let me share two of five nuggets harvested from experiences that span both professional setbacks and achievements as well as personal joys and losses. First, it is good to make plans and set goals. Use these […]

Incoming priests had varied professions before entering seminary

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By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The new crop of priests being ordained this year had a wide variety of careers before discerning a call to priesthood, according to a report issued May 3 by the Center for Applied Research in the apostolate. Education was the top career choice of ordinands at 11 […]

Pope discusses deaconesses, rejects nuns as ‘maids’

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By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis told the heads of women’s religious orders from around the world they need to send sisters on assignments that truly serve the church and those in need, and not agree to requests for “maids.” “You did not become a religious in order to become […]

Pope makes donation to help migrants traveling through Mexico

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By David Agren Catholic News Service TAPACHULA, Mexico — Pope Francis has donated $500,000 to assist migrants attempting to travel through Mexico, but who are increasingly being impeded by Mexican officials from reaching the U.S. border. Those migrants who travel the length of Mexico are also being impeded in their attempts to apply for asylum […]

Vatican firefighter says St. Peter’s at much less risk than Notre Dame

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — After the devastating fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris April 15, Romans and tourists could not help looking at St. Peter’s Basilica and wondering, “what if?” But Maj. Paolo De Angelis, head of the Vatican fire department, told the Italian news agency ANSA April 16 […]

Massive Sri Lanka Easter bombings traced to little-known group

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By Michael Sainsbury Catholic News Service BANGKOK — The Sri Lankan government blamed little-known Islamic group National Thowheeth Jama’ath for the Easter suicide bombings that targeted three churches and three luxury hotels across the country. Authorities named the group April 22 and said 24 people had been arrested in connection with eight bombings that left […]

Fire chaplain helped save religious artifacts from burning Paris cathedral

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By Catholic News Service PARIS — A hero emerging from the Notre Dame Cathedral fire April 15 is Father Jean-Marc Fournier, chaplain of the Paris Fire Brigade, who is credited with saving a reliquary containing the crown of thorns and the Blessed Sacrament from the burning cathedral. The fire chaplain reportedly demanded to be allowed […]

Greg Erlandson: A letter in the inbox of every young Catholic

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AMID THE FRAY Attention Catholic young people, by which I mean everyone under 30: Pope Francis has written you a letter. Called “Christ Is Alive,” it is a historic document in that it isn’t just a letter about young people. It is to young people. Whether you are in high school or in college or […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Do I have to go to Mass in pain? Isn’t the ambo for readings only?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: In a few weeks I will turn 65 years old. I have arthritis in most of my joints; in the early spring, when it’s rainy and damp, the arthritic pain can be unbearable. Is it a sin to miss Sunday Mass, given the extreme pain? When is it acceptable to stop going […]