Hawaii Catholic Herald Winter coats and scarves replaced aloha shirts and lei, but the mood was just as joyous as St. Marianne was celebrated half a world away from Hawaii in her German hometown of Heppenheim. The occasion Jan. 12 was the formal inauguration of Heilige (“Saint”) Marianne Cope Heppenheim, a new parish resulting from […]
St. Marianne honored in her German hometown
A newly merged parish in Heppenheim is named for the Franciscan sister By Celia K. Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Veneration of St. Marianne Cope extends far beyond the islands where her life of service has had a lasting, indelible impact. A number of parishes and Catholic communities (in which two or more churches are united […]
