Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Sept. 11 victims’ loved ones lean on faith to cope

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By Simone Orendain OSV News Joseph Connor had his back turned to the large window of his 36th floor office when he “suddenly more felt than heard” the massive impact of a commercial jet slamming into the North Tower of the World Trade Center a third of a mile away on Sept. 11, 2001. As […]

Knights of Columbus leader is added to Vatican dicastery

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By Courtney Mares OSV News Pope Leo XIV on Aug. 25 appointed the Knights of Columbus’ Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly as a member of the Vatican Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life. Kelly has served as the supreme Knight and CEO of the world’s largest Catholic fraternal service organization since 2021. The Knights of […]

Women must play role in fostering peace, Vatican tells U.N.

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By Gina Christian OSV News Women must be able to “exercise their leadership” and become “artisans of peace and guardians of life,” as the global community fractures and conflicts increase, the Vatican told the United Nations. The Holy See’s Permanent Observer Mission to the U.N. shared its thoughts in a Sept. 2 statement during the […]

Preparations underway to mark 2,000 years since Jesus’ baptism

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By Dale Gavlak OSV News Jordan announced the start of its preparations for the historic 2,000th anniversary of the baptism of Jesus Christ in 2030 at the site where it took place at Bethany Beyond the Jordan, also known as Al-Maghtas. So far, four popes have visited the site of great religious importance, including St. […]

Pope joins young people to celebrate St. Francis’ jubilee year

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By Courtney Mares OSV News Pope Leo XIV traveled to Assisi Aug. 5 to celebrate the Jubilee Year of St. Francis with 2,500 young people, urging them to become the “new saints” the world needs today. The pope celebrated Mass at the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels on the feast of the Transfiguration […]

Knights of Columbus celebrate achievements, look to future

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By Andre Escaleira Jr. Denver Catholic / OSV News DENVER — In a moving display of the Catholic Church’s unity, thousands of Knights of Columbus from around the world gathered in Denver for their 144th Supreme Convention Aug. 4-6. With some members and their families traveling from the Philippines, South Korea, Ukraine, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania […]

South American nations added to Pope Leo’s apostolic itinerary

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By Courtney Mares OSV News ROME — Pope Leo XIV will make the first apostolic journey to South America of his pontificate Nov. 6-17, visiting 10 cities in Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, the Vatican has announced. The trip will take him from one of Latin America’s least religious countries to the homeland of the late […]

In visit to Lampedusa, Pope Leo XIV urges faithful to show compassion

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By Courtney Mares OSV News LAMPEDUSA, ITALY — Pope Leo XIV traveled to the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa July 4, laying a wreath at the graves of migrants who drowned trying to reach Europe and celebrating an open-air Mass in which he called on Catholics to be good Samaritans offering compassion to those who […]

Traditionalist group ‘in schism’ after unauthorized consecration

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The Society of St. Pius X elevated four priests to bishops despite warnings from the Vatican By Paulina Guzik OSV News The Vatican has declared the Society of St. Pius X to be “in schism” after the traditionalist group consecrated four bishops without the papal mandate, marking the most serious rupture in the church since […]