Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

News analysis: Administration’s actions imperil those who fled crises abroad

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By Gina Christian OSV News As part of swift and sweeping changes to immigration policy, the Trump administration is aiming to end or severely curtail two forms of immigration status that have been granted to hundreds of thousands escaping war, disaster, violence and humanitarian crises — Temporary Protected Status and humanitarian parole. Both offer time-bound […]

March for Life organization announces speakers for Washington, D.C., event

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By Kate Scanlon OSV News WASHINGTON — Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., and Bishop Daniel E. Thomas of Toledo, Ohio, chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Pro-Life Activities, will be among the speakers at the 52nd annual March for Life, the group said Jan. 9. DeSantis, a Catholic who ran an unsuccessful bid for the 2024 […]

New Washington cardinal arrives at pivotal political moment

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By Kate Scanlon OSV News WASHINGTON — With his appointment as new archbishop of Washington Jan. 6, Cardinal Robert W. McElroy’s term in the nation’s capital will begin shortly after President-elect Donald Trump begins his second stint in the White House, possibly creating flashpoints between the pair during their time in the nation’s capital over […]

Paris and world prepare for reopening of Notre Dame

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By Caroline de Sury OSV News PARIS — In 2017, The New York Times reported that Notre Dame Cathedral was in dire need of a makeover. Weather and time had taken a toll on the edifice. Broken gargoyles were replaced by plastic and limestone crumbled at the touch, with a renovation expected to exceed $180 […]

Young saints-to-be inspire joy, gratitude across U.S.

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By Gina Christian OSV News PHILADELPHIA — News that canonization dates have been set for Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati, who have become popular patrons for teens and young adults, is being met with joy and gratitude by a number of Catholics in the U.S. Pope Francis announced Nov. 20 that he will elevate […]

EDITORIAL: Catholics must promote, protect common good

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OSV Editorial Board OSV News Former President Donald J. Trump, defeated after his first term in November 2020, is once again President-elect Donald J. Trump — a feat only one other man has pulled off in the history of the United States. Even though many of the 67 million Americans who voted for Kamala Harris […]

Catholic vote shifts to right amid economic concerns

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By Kate Scanlon OSV News WASHINGTON — Economic concerns among voters likely played a key role in former President Donald Trump’s defeat of Vice President Kamala Harris, analysts told OSV News. Early exit polls indicated economic concerns ranked among the top issues for voters, and that Catholic voters may have undergone a significant shift to […]

3 states deny efforts to codify abortion protections

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By Kate Scanlon OSV News WASHINGTON — On Election Day Nov. 5, voters in Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota rejected amendments to their state constitutions that would have codified abortion as a right, while other states, including Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Nevada and Missouri, did vote to codify such a right in their constitutions. Nebraska’s 12-week […]