Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Pope’s U.S. schedule: Six days, three cities

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Here is the schedule for Pope Francis’ September 2015 Apostolic Journey to the United States of America as released by the Vatican on June 30. All times listed are Eastern Daylight Time. Tuesday, Sept. 22 (Washington, D.C.) 4 p.m. Arrival from Cuba at Joint Base Andrews Wednesday, Sept. 23 (Washington, D.C.) 9:15 a.m. Welcome ceremony […]

Church teaching on ecology: statements from popes and bishops

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The Sheldon Glacier with Mount Barre in the background is seen from Ryder Bay near Rothera Research Station, Adelaide Island, Antarctica, in this undated handout photo. Climate change is causing the world’s glaciers to melt at an unprecedented rate. (CNS photo/NASA handout via Reuters) Pope Paul VI Octogesima Adveniens “Man is suddenly becoming aware that […]

Heralding back: May 22, 2015

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NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — May 21, 1965 The “Canbera V” will be one of twenty groups performing at the Waikiki Shell May 29, in conjunction with the two-day Catholic Youth Convention. This evening they will participate with a number of other performing groups previewing the variety show. The three hour ‘preview’ […]

Mom of eight, Franciscan Sister celebrates Mother’s Day

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Sister Patricia Schofield of the Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities, left, with family members at the Marianne Cope Convent in Liliha May 12. Sister Patricia’s son Joe, his wife Amy and stepdaughter Alyssa spent Mother’s Day in the Islands. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz) Sister Patricia Schofield is a Sister of […]

Sister Merle Lebaquin, Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING In the beginning, when Mother (my superior general) asked me to take up studies in elementary education at St. Augustine College, I disobeyed her and enrolled in high school education instead. I was only a temporary professed sister then. When I got home, I told her that I was sorry, and that […]

Flurry of briefs seeks to shape court’s look at same-sex marriage

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WASHINGTON — When it takes up same-sex marriage cases from four states April 28, the Supreme Court will officially be considering just two constitutional questions. But judging from the outpouring of friend-of-the-court or “amicus” briefs, the court is expected to affect the very definition of marriage in American society. Around 120 “amicus” briefs filed with […]