Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Mililani parish hosting ‘REBOOT! Live!’ featuring Chris Stefanick

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  St. John Apostle and Evangelist Church in Mililani, in conjunction with other Central Oahu Vicariate parishes, will host the worldclass Real Life Catholic seminar “REBOOT! Live!” at the Mililani parish, Sept. 6, at 7 p.m. featuring internationally acclaimed speaker and author Chris Stefanick. The evening promises a dynamic but practical exploration of the Catholic […]

Bishop Silva among those in Lisbon for World Youth Day

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There were Hawaii folk at World Youth Day, Aug. 1-6, in Lisbon, Portugal, including Bishop Larry Silva. World Youth Day is the gathering of young people from all over the world with the pope. Pope Francis scheduled nine events with young people, including hearing their confessions, eating lunch with them and celebrating Mass, during his […]

Paper trail: The chancellor’s role, canonically required for a diocese, is one of archivist, records manager and chief notary

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By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald “In every curia a chancellor is to be appointed whose principal function, unless particular law establishes otherwise, is to take care that acts of the curia are gathered, arranged, and safeguarded in the archive of the curia.” (Canon Law 482 §1) The role of chancellor might bring to mind […]

Lunch break: Longtime Waikiki parish food program shuts down after pressure from the city

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By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Aunty Carmen’s Kitchen at St. Augustine by-the-Sea Parish in Waikiki has been giving out free hot meals on weekdays to the hungry for going on 50 years. But after pressure from Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s office, St. Augustine’s pastor is temporarily stopping the program, which serves about 50 people […]

Diocese begins planning for the bicentennial of Catholicism’s arrival

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By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Planning has begun for celebrations to mark the 200th anniversary of Catholicism’s arrival in Hawaii. The bicentennial anniversary in 2027 is 200 years after a small group of Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary priests and brothers from France arrived on Oahu in July 1827 to establish a Catholic […]

King St. cemetery open Saturdays

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The historic King Street Catholic Cemetery has reopened on Saturdays for visitors. The historic cemetery had mostly been closed since issues with vandalism and people camping out on the property worsened during the COVID-19 shutdown. Deacon Keith Cabiles, chancellor and columbarium liaison for the Diocese of Honolulu, said the cemetery reopened on Saturdays as of […]

Longtime Waikiki parish food program shuts down after pressure from the city

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By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Aunty Carmen’s Kitchen at St. Augustine by-the-Sea Parish in Waikiki has been giving out free hot meals on weekdays to the hungry for going on 50 years. But after pressure from Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s office, St. Augustine’s pastor is temporarily stopping the program, which serves about 50 people […]

Exercising with the rosary

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A SoulCore class at Holy Family Church combines body movements with meditation and prayer By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Each week, after the Thursday 8 a.m. Mass at Holy Family Parish in the airport area of Honolulu, a small group gathers on the covered lanai just outside the church for an hour of movement […]

Applications accepted for Catholic Charities senior affordable rentals

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Tenant applications are now being accepted for the fourth and final phase of the Meheula Vista senior affordable rental housing development in Mililani Mauka, a program of Catholic Charities Hawaii. The senior housing complex was developed by Catholic Charities Housing Development Corporation and is managed by EAH Housing. Located at the corner of Meheula Parkway […]