Here is a month-by-month review of the Catholic news in Hawaii in 2022 as reported in the Hawaii Catholic Herald Compiled by Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald January On Jan. 9, Bishop Larry Silva released new instructions with small changes for the local application of Pope Francis’ new rules on the use of the pre-Vatican […]
2022 in review: Abortion decision dominates Supreme Court’s year
By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision — overturning Roe v. Wade — is no doubt one for the history books. The 5-4 decision in June in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization had been anticipated for months. The decision was leaked a month early and became a hot […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Christmas 2022 Message
Get ahead! Be successful! You can be whatever you want to be! These are messages that constantly bombard us and that shape our lives more than we wish to admit. They all reinforce the notion that each one of us is our own god, and that we and we alone make ultimate decisions for […]
Pope’s 2022: A year dominated by war, problems walking
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — While 2022 finally saw the publication of Pope Francis’ constitution reforming the Roman Curia, the biggest news and the biggest changes in his ministry came from Russia’s war on Ukraine and from the pope’s own problems walking. Knee problems forced the pope, who will celebrate his […]