Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

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 […]

Revised texts for Eucharistic adoration set to take effect

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By Gina Christian OSV News Three years after being approved by the U.S. Catholic bishops, updates to the ritual texts for distribution of holy Communion outside of Mass and for Eucharistic adoration will take effect. The revised version of “Holy Communion and Worship of the Eucharistic Mystery outside Mass” will be implemented on the First […]

Parishes embrace call to care for creation

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By Anna Dougherty OSV News ARLINGTON, Texas — On a balmy day in Arlington, Carol Stilley walked through a garden created by members of the Most Blessed Sacrament Parish. Bees traveled from flower to flower as stems stretched their leaves up to catch the morning sun. When Stilley looked above her, five monarch butterflies fluttered […]

Honoree tells women religious to stay hopeful

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By Dan Stockman OSV News ORLANDO, Fla. — Sister Nancy Schreck has worked with congregations of women religious across the country and around the world, spent years in high school classrooms, and ministered for decades with other sisters in rural Mississippi. After all that experience she has this to say about Catholic sisters: “We are […]