Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

New victim assistance coordinator steps into critical role for diocese

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By Celia K. Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald For the past two decades, the Diocese of Honolulu has provided a way for victims and survivors of childhood sexual abuse by priests, deacons or other church personnel to come forward and speak to someone who can provide support and resources. That role, the victim assistance coordinator, was […]

Bishop of Samoa-Pago Pago diocese to visit Oahu in July

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Hawaii Catholic Herald The local Samoan faith community will welcome a trailblazing leader for several days of events and worship this summer. Bishop Kolio Etuale Tumanuvao, the first Samoan native to lead the Diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago, will visit Oahu July 8-14. Planned events include a seminar at Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Wahiawa […]

Second collection to support retired priests

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Hawaii Catholic Herald Retired priests might not be as visible as their active counterparts, but they are still vital members of the Diocese of Honolulu. And just like retirees in other vocations, they need support as they age. Isle faithful can help support the diocese’s retired priests next month on Good Shepherd Sunday, the fourth […]

Chaminade University welcomes new deacon formation cohort

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Hawaii Catholic Herald Married men (and their wives) and single men who enter the Diocese of Honolulu’s permanent deacon formation program spend five years intensely preparing for the new role they will hold as an ordained minister of the church. Part of that preparation includes studying for and earning a permanent diaconate education certificate, which […]

A once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage

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Hawaii’s permanent deacons By Deacon Joel Narusawa Special to the Herald This past February, my wife, Lily, and I journeyed to Italy for the Vatican’s Jubilee of Deacons (part of the Jubilee Year) with Deacon Renier “Rey” and Roxanne Torres, our friends and classmates from deacon formation. I am a deacon in the Diocese of […]

Talk story: Easter greetings help build bridges of hope

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Office for Social Ministry “Let the Church and the world rejoice, for today our hopes no longer come up against the wall of death, for the Lord has built us a bridge to life.” (Pope Francis’ Easter message on the Vatican’s 2025 Easter card from the Dicastery for Integral Human Development) As we celebrate this […]

EPIC Ministry invites pilgrims to join trip to Italy in November

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Hawaii Catholic Herald People still hoping to make a pilgrimage to Italy during the Jubilee Year have an opportunity this November with a trip hosted by EPIC Ministry. The statewide ministry for young adults has teamed up with Catholic Travel Centre, a California-based tour and pilgrimage company, to offer “A Wine and Spirit Journey to […]

Serving God, students and parishioners with joy

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By Catholic Stewardship Consultants www.CatholicSteward.com If anyone should be blessed with extra hours in the day, it’s Grace Tokuda. She starts her day by 5 a.m. in the cafeteria at St. Joseph Parish School in Waipahu. Her workday finally ends when after-school care is done at 5:30 p.m. On many days, she’s at it even […]

Photo: Fruitful fish fry at St. John Vianney

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Knights of Columbus Council 6307 hosted another successful Lenten fish fry April 4 at St. John Vianney Church in Kailua, cooking up hundreds of pounds of fish, hush puppies and french fries for about 550 dine-in and drive-thru guests. Volunteers from St. John Vianney Church and School and St. Anthony Church and School, also in […]