Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Mass, banquet kick off Holy Rosary’s centennial celebration

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By Almie Lonzaga Special to the Herald Holy Rosary Church in Paia, Maui, formally opened its yearlong centennial celebration Feb. 14 with its inaugural centennial banquet, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the church’s 1926 groundbreaking. The evening started with a special Mass celebrated by Father William Kunisch, pastor of St. Theresa Church in Kihei, who […]

Maui Council of Filipino Catholic Clubs installs new leadership teams

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Special to the Herald The Maui Council of Filipino Catholic Clubs installed its new administrative officers and committee chairpersons for the 2026-27 term Feb. 7 in a ceremony at Christ the King Church in Kahului. La Salette Father Efren Tomas, spiritual director of the council, presided over the ceremony. The new officers are: The new […]

Knights honor clergy, religious men and women at annual dinner

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By Robert Camilleri Special to the Herald On Feb. 16, over 200 priests, deacons, religious women and men, and members of the Knights of Columbus and their families gathered in the Kroc Community Center in Ewa Beach for the annual Knights of Columbus Hawaii State Council Religious Appreciation Dinner.For the first time, before the dinner, […]

Kumu Lily Koa, St. Anthony School, Wailuku: Sharing testimonies of faith

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Viriditas2: Soul Greening Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Each morning at St. Anthony School, our classroom begins the day in prayer. Students quietly offer their intentions — sometimes for a sick grandparent, a family member going through a hard time, or a friend who needs help. Listening to them reminds […]

St. Anthony High School in Wailuku to close in May

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By Lisa Dahm Hawaii Catholic Herald The high school division of St. Anthony School in Wailuku, which has provided Catholic education on Maui for more than 175 years, will close its doors at the end of this academic year. The announcement was made by Msgr. Terry Watanabe, pastor of St. Anthony of Padua Church and […]

Point-in-time count assesses needs of the unsheltered

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By Lisa Dahm Hawaii Catholic Herald On Jan. 26, as the sun dropped below the horizon and the din of the evening work traffic slowly began to subside, dozens of surveyors from Hope Services Hawaii began their three-hour shift as the annual homeless point-in-time count of unsheltered individuals got underway. The survey, conducted every January, […]

Pope highlights repentance, openness as Lent begins

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By Courtney Mares OSV News ROME — Beneath the Roman pines of the Aventine Hill, Pope Leo XIV led a solemn penitential procession Feb. 18 to Rome’s oldest extant basilica, marking the first Ash Wednesday of his pontificate with a call for “countercultural” repentance for sins from individuals, institutions and the church itself. Priests, bishops […]

Talk story: During Lent, strive for kindness, understanding

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Office for Social Ministry “Lent is a time in which the church, guided by a sense of maternal care, invites us to place the mystery of God back in the center of our lives, in order to find renewal in our faith and keep our hearts from being consumed by the anxieties and distractions of […]

Bishop Larry Silva: You are of God, and loved by God

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Witness to Jesus | First Sunday of Lent Here is the prepared text of the homily delivered Feb. 21 at St. Joseph Church, Hilo, and Feb. 22 at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Honolulu, for the East Hawaii Vicariate’s and Oahu vicariates’ rites of election. Who do you think you are? That question is not […]