Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

U.S. center aims to bolster canonization causes

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By Gina Christian OSV News As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, a California-based initiative is working to help speed along sainthood causes among Americans, and to make the canonization process more accessible overall. “We’ve gotten hundreds of inquiries from people all around the world saying how great this thing is, and saying how […]

Site of global congress embodies Divine Mercy

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By Katarzyna Szalajko OSV News Thousands of pilgrims are expected to gather in June in the Lithuanian capital for the sixth World Apostolic Congress on Mercy, or WACOM, a five-day event that has previously been held in cities such as Rome, Krakow, Bogota and Manila. But in Vilnius, the theme “Building the City of Mercy” […]

Vatican denies report of tense meeting between papal envoy, U.S. official

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By Kate Scanlon OSV News WASHINGTON — The Holy See Press Office issued a statement April 10 disputing a report by The Free Press several days earlier that the Vatican’s top diplomat in the U.S. was brought to the Pentagon in January for a “bitter lecture” about comments from Pope Leo XIV that some U.S. […]

Easter Sunday: ‘We cannot continue to be indifferent,’ pope says

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By Courtney Mares OSV News VATICAN CITY — Speaking from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica on Easter, Pope Leo XIV delivered a passionate appeal for peace, declaring that the power of the risen Christ is “entirely nonviolent” and calling on world leaders to lay down their weapons and choose dialogue over domination. The address […]

Bishops reflect on civil rights, ‘sin of racism and slavery’

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By Gina Christian OSV News Several U.S. bishops recently traveled on pilgrimage to key sites commemorating the nation’s Civil Rights Movement and the legacy of slavery and racial discrimination — with two bishops telling OSV News the journey showed the need to face the past, before seeking to change the future. “It’s important to learn […]

U.S.-based scholars and officials are tapped for dicastery

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OSV News Pope Leo XIV has appointed four U.S.-based scholars and leaders as members of the Dicastery for the Promotion of Integral Human Development. Named among 11 new dicastery members the Holy See announced March 30 are: Holy Cross Father Daniel Groody, vice president and associate provost for undergraduate education and professor of theology and global […]

Career diplomat is named new Vatican envoy to U.S.

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By Courtney Mares OSV News Pope Leo XIV has named Archbishop Gabriele Caccia as the Vatican’s ambassador to the United States, selecting a seasoned diplomat to serve as a crucial liaison between Rome and the pope’s home country. The Vatican announced the appointment of the new apostolic nuncio March 7, naming Archbishop Caccia, 68, to […]

Vatican issues final report on women’s participation in church

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By Courtney Mares OSV News ROME — The Vatican has published the final report of the synod study group examining women’s participation in the church, which calls for expanded roles for women in church governance and leadership in roles not including ordained ministry. The 75-page document, published in English and Italian on March 10, discusses […]

Church leaders called to Rome to discuss marriage and family

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Pope Leo XIV sets the October meeting in light of the 10th anniversary of ‘Amoris Laetitia’ By Courtney Mares OSV News VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV announced March 19 that he is asking the presidents of all bishops’ conferences around the world to convene in Rome in October to renew and deepen the church’s […]