Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Photo: City Nativity scene

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The Diocese of Honolulu put up a Nativity scene as part of the Honolulu City Lights Christmas display Nov. 24 around Honolulu Hale. The display was created by the diocesan Office of Worship. Assisting with the construction were Deacon Modesto Cordero, David Oliveira, Denise Oliveira, Kevin Saito, Jeremiah Carter and the students of Damien Memorial […]

Photo: Philippines-bound

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Members of the student council of St. Joseph School in Waipahu pose with some of the more than 200 backpacks and assorted school supplies students and parents collected for children of the school’s sister parish, Immaculate Heart of Mary in Naguelguel, Lingayen, Pangasinan, Philippines. The parish serves fishing villages in that region that have recently […]

Photo: Honoring the Vietnamese martyrs

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Members of Hawaii’s Vietnamese Catholic Community carry a flower-laden platform carrying three reliquaries in a procession at the Mass for the feast of the Vietnamese Martyrs at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu, Nov. 25. Bishop Larry Silva celebrated the afternoon Mass commemorating 117 martyrs who were canonized by St. John Paul II on […]

Photo: In the presence of a saint

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Two children view the relics of St. Pio of Pietrelcina — Padre Pio — in the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace Nov. 9. Six relics of the well-known 20th century Italian mystic who bore the stigmata, the wounds of Jesus Christ, have been touring the United States since last year. The relics displayed […]

Scenes from Diocesan Youth Day

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Four hundred and sixty young Catholics from throughout the Hawaiian islands registered for this year’s Diocesan Youth Day held at St. Ann Church in Kaneohe on Oct. 27. An additional 65 people were involved as planners, speakers and volunteers. This year’s keynote speakers were Anaheim Life Teen movement member and Catholic speaker Chika Anyanwu (pictured […]

Photo: A collection of relics

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In preparation for the arrival of the relics of Padre Pio (see story at left), Peter Cruz, a parishioner of St. Anthony Church in Kailua who collects sacred relics and gives talks about them, displayed and gave a presentation on nine relics in the Kamiano Center of the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace […]

Photo: No excuse for abuse

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Participants in the 24th annual Men’s March Against Violence Oct. 4 in downtown Honolulu pose with signs protesting domestic violence. The noon-time march, which had an estimated 1,000 participants including students from Honolulu Catholic schools, began at the State Capitol Rotunda and ended with a rally at Iolani Palace. Among its sponsors were Catholic Charities […]