Pope Francis greets Bishop Larry Silva during his ad limina visit to the Vatican on Jan. 27. The bishop presented the pope with a wrapped gift of chocolate-covered macadamia nuts from the Hawaii Carmelite nuns. (CNS Photo/Vatican Media)
Pope, U.S. bishops talk political polarization, evangelization, sex abuse, migration, family life and other topics
Wide-ranging discussion By Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Catholics need to be on guard against allowing the angry rhetoric that comes from a polarized society, especially in an election year, to seep into discussions about the life of the church, Pope Francis told a group of U.S. bishops. Thirty-three bishops, auxiliary bishops and retired […]
Roaming Rome (and other places)
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop Larry Silva accompanied by Msgr. Gary Secor, vicar general, was in Italy from Jan. 19 to Feb. 2, primarily for his ad limina visit to the Vatican and Pope Francis. While they were abroad, Msgr. Secor sent back photos and updates of their adventures. Here are some of […]
Photo: Mass in the basilica
On Jan. 28, Bishop Larry Silva presided at an “ad limina” Mass in a side chapel in the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome during the U.S. bishops’ Region XI ad limina visit to the Vatican and Rome. This grouping of bishops includes Hawaii, Nevada and California. (Photo courtesy Msgr. Gary Secor)
To the threshold of the apostles
Bishop Silva is headed for Rome to see the pope, meet with officials and pray at the tombs of Sts. Peter and Paul By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop Larry Silva has his ticket for Rome. He departs Friday, Jan. 17, and arrives Sunday, Jan 19. A week later he will join 32 of […]
Official report to Rome describes Hawaii church as ‘very much alive’
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald “The Diocese of Honolulu is a local church that is very much alive in its ministry, its spirituality and its outreach to those in need,” reads the summary of the “Quinquennial Report,” the official accounting of the state of the Catholic Church in Hawaii sent to the Vatican in […]
