Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

May Confirmation Masses postponed

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Seventeen parish Confirmation and first holy Communion ceremonies originally scheduled for May have been postponed until an undetermined date because of the extension of state quarantine orders through May 31. Bishop Larry Silva would have celebrated nine of them; vicar general Msgr. Gary Secor would have celebrated eight. Also postponed are two pastor installations, two […]

Official notices: May 1, 2020

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Bishop’s calendar [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate.] May 1, 9:00 am, St. Francis Healthcare System Board of Directors (video conference); 9:00 am, Livestream of Archbishop Jose Gomez, Archbishop of Los Angeles and President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, together with the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, rededicating North America to […]

Canceling public liturgies was Bishop Silva’s ‘biggest burden’

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop Larry Silva’s “biggest burden” arising from the coronavirus pandemic was “making the decision to cancel public liturgies.” He first did that on March 17 for two weeks, prompted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendation that gatherings of 50 or more be canceled and the […]

The bishop and the coronavirus

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A Hawaii Catholic Herald interview with Bishop Larry Silva on shepherding the flock during a pandemic In answers to questions posed by the Hawaii Catholic Herald by email April 16, Bishop Larry Silva addressed the challenges he faced with the coronavirus pandemic, the positive and negative reaction to hard decisions he made, the good that […]

Photo: No cream cheese, either

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This year’s “Bagels with Bishop” event for Saint Louis School seniors was a “Stay at Home” version due to the COVID-19 virus pandemic. On April 7, the students logged in to videoconference with Bishop Larry Silva instead of meeting with him in person. Each year, Bishop Silva meets with each senior class of Hawaii’s Catholic […]

Official notices: April 17, 2020

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Bishop’s calendar [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate.] April 19, 9:00 am, Private livestreamed Mass for Divine Mercy Sunday, Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, downtown Honolulu. April 21, 8:00 am, Bagels with Bishop, Sacred Hearts Academy, Kaimuki (video conference); 12:00 pm, Stewardship and Development Committee (video conference). April 22, 9:30 am, […]

Photo: Sheltering at St. Stephen

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Diocese of Honolulu seminarians flew back to Hawaii from St. Patrick’s Seminary and University in Menlo Park, California, after COVID-19 led the seminary to switch to distance learning for the remainder of the academic year. Two diocesan seminarians headed back to the Big Island, but the remaining seminarians are staying at St. Stephen Diocesan Center […]

Bishop Silva livestreams Sunday Mass from the cathedral basilica

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop Larry Silva first livestreamed Sunday Mass since canceling all public Masses due to the COVID-19 pandemic was a pared-down liturgy concelebrated with four other priests, and assisted by a deacon and seminarians as lectors and altar servers. But no congregation. Bishop Silva processed to the altar from the […]

Bishop asks Hawaii Catholics to join in two upcoming COVID-19 prayer efforts led by the pope

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Bishop Larry Silva is asking those in the Diocese of Honolulu to join Pope Francis and people around the world in two special prayer efforts on March 25 and March 27. “On Sunday, March 22, Pope Francis issued two invitations to all the people of the world to join him in prayer for a speedy […]