Office for Social Ministry “Let us pause to reflect on this image as we celebrate the Epiphany of the Lord during this Jubilee of hope. … It is bright, it is visible to all and it points the way.” (Pope Francis’ Epiphany homily 2025) The feast of the Epiphany provides an opportunity to celebrate the beginning of this Jubilee […]
Reflection: Let us be bearers of hope amid life’s challenges
By Anthony Selvanathan Special to the Herald Happy New Year to the dear readers of the Hawaii Catholic Herald. Our Holy Father, Pope Francis, recently inaugurated the Jubilee Year 2025, with the theme “Spes Non Confundit” (“Hope Does Not Disappoint”), drawn from the fifth chapter of St. Paul’s Letter to the Romans. I believe the […]
Pope opens Holy Door toward ‘path of hope’
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — In the quiet of Christmas Eve, Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, launching what he called a “Jubilee of Hope.” As the doors opened, the bells of the basilica began to peal. After the reading of a brief passage from the Gospel […]
Events across Hawaii tie into Jubilee Year celebration
Hawaii Catholic Herald Now that the Holy Year has officially begun, the Diocese of Honolulu plans to join the worldwide celebration in which Pope Francis calls the faithful to be “pilgrims of hope.” Bishop Larry Silva inaugurated the Holy Year, or Jubilee Year, in Hawaii on Christmas Eve at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in […]
Talk story: ‘Disarming’ hearts opens them to peace, hope
Office for Social Ministry “We would do well simply to stop for a moment, at the beginning of this year, to think of the mercy with which he constantly forgives our sins and forgives our every debt, so that our hearts may overflow with hope and peace.” (Pope Francis on the World Day of Peace, […]
Our Sunday Visitor Editorial Board: Don’t miss chance to join the Jubilee
Editorial On Dec. 24, Pope Francis ushered in a gift to the church that comes once every 25 years: a jubilee year, this year themed “Pilgrims of Hope.” Jubilee celebrations have been held regularly in the Catholic Church since 1300, but they trace their roots to the Jewish tradition of marking a jubilee year every […]
