Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Panel weighs mixed results of nationwide religious surveys

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By Kurt Jensen OSV News Results of two national surveys of American adults released in 2025 indicated contrasting trends — more belief in God and spirituality, but no indication of any organized religious revival. Last February, a Pew Research Center report said that 92% of U.S. adults say they hold one or more spiritual beliefs […]

2 U.S. bishops issue statement to mark Black History Month

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OSV News Two U.S. bishops Feb. 3 urged Catholics to be “faithful stewards of memory” and “courageous witnesses to truth” during Black History Month, observed in February. Bishop Daniel E. Garcia of Austin, Texas, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Subcommittee for the Promotion of Racial Justice and Reconciliation, and Auxiliary Bishop Roy […]

Cardinals air concerns about U.S.’ ‘moral foundation’

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By Gina Christian OSV News Three U.S. cardinals have issued a joint statement urging the creation of a “genuinely moral foreign policy for our nation,” as the U.S. faces “the most profound and searing debate about the moral foundation for America’s actions in the world since the end of the Cold War.” Cardinal Blase J. […]

U.S. Catholic Church gets help with response to migration issues

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By Kate Scanlon OSV News WASHINGTON — A group including Catholic organizations announced Jan. 21 a new partnership — The Catholic Immigrant Prophetic Action Project — that aims to assist the Catholic Church in the U.S. in organizing a robust response on behalf of migrants and refugees in the country, including those with legal status, […]

Faithful look ahead as Jubilee Year ends

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By Paulina Guzik OSV News VATICAN CITY — After a jubilee year not seen for centuries — with one pope opening the Holy Door and another closing it — Pope Leo XIV ended the Jubilee Year of Hope at St. Peter’s Basilica Jan. 6 telling the world to love and seek peace, protect what is […]

Bishops express support for Venezuelan people

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By Gina Christian OSV News The Catholic bishops of Latin America and the Caribbean have expressed their pastoral closeness to the people of Venezuela, following the Jan. 3 U.S. military intervention that saw the capture of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and the announcement of a temporary takeover of the country before […]

Cardinals affirm fraternity, continuity at consistory

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By Paulina Guzik OSV News VATICAN CITY — After an intense day of roundtable discussions, the “low-batteried” but “very pleased” cardinals wrapped the first historic extraordinary consistory convened by Pope Leo XIV in a spirit of fraternity, with a sense of knowing each other better and saying they “discovered” the pope, while he did “more […]

New archbishop of New York pledges to learn, lead

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By Simone Orendain OSV News The newly named leader of the Archdiocese of New York, Archbishop Ronald A. Hicks, introduced himself to the faithful of his new home Dec. 18 with a pledge to become familiar with its challenges and uphold human dignity. He also highlighted his Chicago-area background, which is similar to Pope Leo […]

Kidnapped Nigerian students freed in time for Christmas

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By Fredrick Nzwili OSV News Catholics in northwestern Nigeria celebrated just days before Christmas, as the last group of students kidnapped from St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri were freed by their captors. Church officials confirmed that the remaining 130 students were released Dec. 21, ending a monthlong ordeal that began when more than 300 […]

Austin bishop is named leader of subcommittee focused on racial justice

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By Gina Christian OSV News The U.S. bishops have named Bishop Daniel E. Garcia of Austin, Texas, as the first chairman of their Subcommittee for the Promotion of Racial Justice and Reconciliation. The news was announced by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in a Nov. 20 media release. Bishop Garcia was appointed by Archbishop […]