Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Catholic News Service to cease domestic operations at year’s end

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By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced to staff May 4 a dramatic reorganization of its communications department, including the closure of the Washington and New York offices of Catholic News Service. In meetings with newsroom staff, James Rogers, the chief communications officer of the conference, said that the […]

Eucharistic preachers seek to inspire the faithful to encounter Jesus

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By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Priests soon will be fanning out to dioceses across the country to inspire deeper reflection on the gift of the Eucharist to the church. The National Eucharistic Preachers are part of a new initiative under the National Eucharistic Revival being organized by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. In […]

Use of nuclear weapons ‘inconceivable,’ pope tells Japanese official

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By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis expressed his opposition to nuclear weapons and the threat they pose to the world during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, the Vatican said. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni told journalists that during the pope’s 25-minute meeting with Kishida May 4, “nuclear […]

Barracks renovations may open possibility for female Swiss Guards

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By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — An agreement between the Vatican and a Swiss foundation overseeing renovations to the Swiss Guard barracks may open the possibility to women joining the military corps in the future. The agreement, known as a memorandum of understanding, was signed May 4 by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Is wearing a veil in church prideful?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: Recently, I have been “convicted” to wear a veil in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament — both when I am at Mass and during my adoration hours in our parish’s Chapel of Perpetual Adoration. Several other women in the parish have also felt led to do so. However, I am told […]

God’s mercy brings joy, comfort to those in need, pope says

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By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The mercy shown by God to his children can transform hearts and makes Christians become channels of that mercy to those in need, Pope Francis said. “In the midst of our own crises and our difficulties, divine mercy often makes us aware of the sufferings […]

Elise Italiano Ureneck: Learning to love the cry room

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FINDING GOD IN ALL THINGS When I was a young, single professional living in Washington, I harbored a secret judgment against churches that had “cry rooms.” In my naivete, I considered parishes that built these spaces to be intolerant of young children. While I appreciate a reverent Mass, a silent church is a dying church, […]

Greg Erlandson: Evening news despair and Easter hope

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AMID THE FRAY One of the best decisions my wife and I ever made was to keep our television out of the bedroom. We’ve never fallen asleep bathed in the blue glow of some late-night comic or some not-quite-funny comedy. The bedroom is our oasis. We may, however, do something almost as bad these days. […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: Is Jesus’ resurrected body human?

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  QUESTION CORNER Q: Did the resurrected Jesus have a human body? (Carrollton, Georgia) A: It is a fundamental truth of Christianity that Jesus rose from the dead in his physical body. (This differs from the doctrine of Jehovah’s Witnesses, who hold that the post-resurrection Christ was spiritual, not physical.) Christians believe that the Jesus […]