Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Hosffman Ospino: Healing divisions

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JOURNEYING TOGETHER The headline grabbed my attention: “You are no longer my mother”! The Reuters article, written a day prior to the 2020 U.S. presidential election, shared the story of a mother disavowed by her own son. The reason: political differences. The story, unfortunately, is not new. We have heard it far too many times. […]

Biden to become second Catholic elected U.S. president

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Associated Press reports Catholic vote split nearly 50-50 between two candidates By Rhina Guidos Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Horns blared near the White House just before noon Nov. 7 as major U.S. news organizations projected Democrat Joe Biden will be the 46th president of the United States, making him the second Catholic in the […]

French bishops ‘cleanse’ basilica in Nice after attack

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By Catholic News Service NICE, France — French bishops conducted a “penitential rite of reparation” inside a church in which three people were murdered in late October. The Nov. 1 Mass of reparation was celebrated in Notre Dame Basilica by Nice Bishop André Marceau, who was joined by Archbishop Jean-Marc Aveline of Marseille and Archbishop […]

Blessed McGivney: Model parish priest with ‘zeal’ for the Gospel

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By Julie Asher Catholic News Service Blessed Michael J. McGivney was “an outstanding witness of Christian solidarity and fraternal assistance” because of his “zeal” for proclaiming the Gospel and his “generous concern for his brothers and sisters,” Pope Francis said in his apostolic letter of beatification of the founder of the Knights of Columbus. Representing […]

Biden quotes priest’s hymn ‘On Eagle’s Wings’ in victory speech

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By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Father Michael Joncas was watching President-elect Joe Biden’s victory speech Nov. 7, but not even he was expecting Biden to quote from his well-known hymn “On Eagle’s Wings.” Biden gave an fairly lengthy introduction to the hymn in his remarks. “In the last days of the campaign, […]

Father Kenneth Doyle: New marriage without death certificate? Vaccines made from fetus stem cell lines?

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QUESTION CORNER Q: I am 69 years old and a new Catholic. My wife and I would like to restate our vows in a Catholic Mass. However, I was previously married 40 years ago for a short time. My first wife has passed away, but she had married again and I don’t even know her […]

Counting cardinals: Congregations, continents represented increase

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — With Pope Francis’ new picks for the College of Cardinals, the body will be more religious than ever — in the sense that the number of cardinals coming from religious orders will rise to 51. The Jesuit pope’s confreres do not lead the tally; in first […]

Transcript shows pope’s distinction between gay marriage, civil unions

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY—When Pope Francis said gay people have a right to be in a family and that gay couples needed some form of civil law to protect their rights, he was not saying that gay couples should have a right to adopt children. In his documentary “Francesco,” director Evgeny […]

Freed missionary priest recounts harrowing tale of kidnapping

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By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — With his feet chained during two years of captivity somewhere near the Sahara Desert, Father Pierluigi Maccalli said he found new hope on Pentecost Sunday as he huddled near a shortwave radio to listen to Mass celebrated by Pope Francis. In an interview Oct. 15 […]