Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

At Fatima, cardinal consecrates Lebanon, Middle East to Mary

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By Catholic News Service FATIMA, Portugal — Lebanese Cardinal Bechara Rai consecrated Lebanon and all the Middle East to Mary in Fatima, praying for peace and stability. Thousands of faithful from the Middle East as well as Lebanese diaspora from around the world also made the pilgrimage for the “Lebanon Day in Fatima,” which began […]

Pope Francis: Help youth see the blessings of adulthood

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DIOCESAN CONVENTION By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service ROME — Instead of “pretending to be adolescents,” parents must help young people see the blessing of growing into adulthood, Pope Francis told priests, religious, catechists and parish council members from the Diocese of Rome. The belief that youthfulness is a model of success “is one […]

Archdiocese collects blood to celebrate Cardinal Tagle’s 60th birthday

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MANILA, Philippines — Instead of material gifts, a priest and employees of the Archdiocese of Manila gifted Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle with their blood. The collection drive was held at the Archdiocesan Chancery in the historic Intramuros on June 19 to commemorate the birthday of the cardinal, who will turn 60 June 21. Father Sanny […]

Lithuanian archbishop, murdered by Soviet police, beatified in Vilnius

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By Catholic News Service VILNIUS, Lithuania — A Catholic archbishop who was murdered by Soviet police to prevent him attending the Second Vatican Council became the first communist-era martyr beatified in Lithuania. “Long, hard years of prison, labor camp and house arrest may have gradually impoverished this strong, courageous witness of the Gospel, but persecution […]

Philippine religious superiors call for end to martial law in Mindanao

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By Catholic News Service MANILA, Philippines — The Association of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines called for an end to martial law in Mindanao, saying that it is “not the proper response to terrorist attacks in just one city on a vast island.” “The declaration of martial law is an extreme measure, and based […]

Sainthood cause for Vietnam War chaplain proceeds

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By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — A tribunal of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services has wrapped up its nearly four-year inquiry into whether the life of Father Vincent R. Capodanno, a Vietnam War hero and U.S. Navy chaplain, merits consideration for sainthood. Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, who heads the Washington-based military archdiocese, announced […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: May someone with dementia receive Communion?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: My father is 86 years old and was raised in the Catholic Church. He was considered an intellectual and earned his Ph.D. in philosophy. He became a nonpracticing Catholic and in fact rejected the church, although he had a thirst for justice and continued to treasure the church’s teachings on human rights. […]

Greg Erlandson: What does persecution look like?

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AMID THE FRAY In Terry Gilliam’s 1985 dystopian film “Brazil,” there is a scene where diners at a restaurant casually continue eating their meals while a terrorist bomb explodes nearby, taking out another table of diners. The scene has often come back to me as I look at what our society increasingly accepts as normal. […]

Theologians ask if Luther split had to be a ‘church-dividing’ event

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By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Did the split between Martin Luther and the Catholic Church in 1521 have to be what theologians call a “church-dividing” event? That is the question some theologians and historians are asking in 2017, the 500th anniversary of Luther’s posting of his 95 theses on a church door […]