Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

New diocesan directory lists half of Hawaii’s parish priests as foreign

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Almost half of the priests manning Hawaii’s Catholic parishes come from foreign countries according to the 2017 Directory of the Catholic Church in Hawaii. There are 120 priests in active ministry in the Islands. They include 34 who belong to the Diocese of Honolulu, 33 from outside, mostly foreign, […]

Official notices: Feb. 24, 2017

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  Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate] February 20-28, Retreat with the Bishops of the Metropolitan Province of San Francisco, Los Altos, California. March 1, 12:00 pm, Mass for Ash Wednesday, Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, downtown Honolulu. March 2, 10:00 am, Presbyteral Council, Kamiano Center, downtown […]

CRS Rice Bowl Letter: Bishop Silva — Lent a time of ‘encounter’

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Dear Friends in Christ, Peace be with you! Lent is a time to deepen our encounter with God, who became fully vulnerable in Christ to redeem us. For 42 years, U.S. Bishops have called all to participate in the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Lenten Rice Bowl to encounter Christ with vulnerable persons around the world […]

Photo: Praying for Christian unity

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 Bishop Larry Silva, third from left, sits with leaders of other Christian denominations at the Taize prayer around the cross Jan. 19 at the Newman Center at the University of Hawaii in Manoa. The ecumenical hour-long session of chants, petitions, readings and meditation, hosted by the Diocese of Honolulu, was in observance of the 2017 […]

Official notices: Feb. 10, 2017

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Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate] February 10, 12:00 pm, Hawaii Catholic Conference Board, Kamiano Center, downtown Honolulu. February 11, 12:00 pm, Mass and Anointing of the Sick for World Day of Prayer for the Sick, Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, downtown Honolulu; 5:00 pm, Mass with […]

Official notices: Jan. 27, 2017

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Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate] January 27, 9:00 am, St. Francis Healthcare System Board of Directors, Liliha Campus; 1:00 pm, Stewardship Workshop for Clergy, St. Stephen Diocesan Center (SSDC), Kaneohe. January 28, 7:00 am, Prayer for the opening of the St. Marianne Walk, Magic Island, Ala Moana Beach […]

Official notices: Dec. 2, 2016

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Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate] December 3-4, Episcopal Visitation, St. Theresa Parish, Kekaha. December 6, 9:30 am, Bishop’s Administrative Advisory Council, Chancery, downtown Honolulu; 7:00 pm, Confirmation Mass, St. Jude Parish, Kapolei. December 7, 4:00 pm, Dialogue for International and New Priest Orientation, Our Lady of Good Counsel […]