Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Child sex abuse in the U.S.: ‘Serious and pervasive’

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By Julie Asher Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Child sexual abuse in the United States is at epidemic levels. More than 60,000 children are reported to have been abused every year, outnumbering those killed by guns or cars. Those who survive are often left not only with physical wounds, but also with psychological wounds that […]

To ignore trafficking is to be complicit in the crime, pope says

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By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — To be indifferent to or ignore human trafficking and modern-day slavery would be to become an accomplice to those crimes, Pope Francis said. “Although we try to ignore it, slavery is not something from other times,” he said in a video explaining his prayer intention for […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: How does excommunication work? What became of the 10-minute limit on homilies?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: From what we are seeing on social media here in New York state, there seems to be some misunderstanding about what excommunication is and how it happens. Does the pope excommunicate someone, or can a bishop? Is there a process? What is the pastoral approach to something like this? What are the […]

Seeking Christ’s face

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Some believe that a hilltop shrine in Italy holds the true veil of Veronica By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service MANOPPELLO, Italy — At the Shrine of the Holy Face in Manoppello, visitors see a transparent cloth encased between two glass panes within an ornate silver frame above the sanctuary’s altar. Once light is […]

Ask Father Kenneth Doyle: Why do the properties of bread, wine remain? Do miscarried babies go to heaven?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: I firmly believe that at Mass the Eucharist becomes Christ’s body and blood. But here’s what I don’t understand: Why then do the properties of the bread and wine still affect people — for example, those with wheat allergies or alcoholics? (Danville, Indiana) A: Not surprisingly, this is a bit difficult to […]

Effie Caldarola: ‘Why I send my kids to Catholic school’

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FOR THE JOURNEY When the ground shifts beneath your feet, you fall back on faith. Sometimes, it’s a small earthquake that jolts you from deep slumber. Your spouse may not even stir unless it’s a really good slammer. Other times, you’re hauling the laundry up the stairs and it rolls in slowly. Or a desk […]

Richard Doerflinger: Building a wall against life

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A MORE HUMAN SOCIETY In what Gov. Andrew Cuomo calls a “historic victory for New Yorkers,” New York has passed what may be the nation’s most extreme and irresponsible abortion law. Andrea Miller, president of the National Institute for Reproductive Health that favored the law, calls it a “blueprint for change” to be replicated in […]

Some push for excommunication over new abortion law

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By Jacob Comello Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — On Jan. 22, the New York Statehouse burst into cheers after a landmark abortion bill had been passed. The Reproductive Health Act, or RHA, most notably removed abortion from New York’s criminal code and now permits abortions with very few restrictions at any week of a pregnancy. […]