By Lisa Dahm Hawaii Catholic Herald Falling on the feast day of St. Marianne Cope, the annual March for Life rally at the state Capitol Jan. 23 drew more than 250 people, including students and parishioners, from across the diocese. While some attendees held signs and waved at motorists driving through downtown Honolulu, others sat […]
Join Hawaii and the nation to celebrate sanctity of life
By Val Streff Special to the Herald As Washington, D.C., gears up for the annual national March for Life this month, Hawaii is in the final stages of preparing for its own march, taking place at the state Capitol in downtown Honolulu on Jan. 23 from 2-5 p.m. Hawaii island, Maui and Kauai are also […]
Call to respect all life rings out in downtown Honolulu
Hawaii Catholic Herald Impassioned appeals for the protection of life filled the rotunda of the state Capitol Jan. 24 as hundreds of people gathered for the annual March for Life in downtown Honolulu. In addition to powerful speeches and testimonies, participants young and old listened to musical performances, viewed keiki artwork, waved signs along Beretania […]
March for Life organization announces speakers for Washington, D.C., event
By Kate Scanlon OSV News WASHINGTON — Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., and Bishop Daniel E. Thomas of Toledo, Ohio, chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Pro-Life Activities, will be among the speakers at the 52nd annual March for Life, the group said Jan. 9. DeSantis, a Catholic who ran an unsuccessful bid for the 2024 […]
Islands gear up to ‘love one another’ at March for Life
By Val and Deacon Gary Streff Special to the Herald As Washington, D.C., gears up for its annual March for Life, Oahu is in the final stages of preparing its march on the same day, Jan. 24, from 2-5 p.m. at the state Capitol. Hawaii island, Maui and Kauai are also readying their own respective […]
The Capitol March for Life 2024: ‘A lot of love here’
By Jennifer Rector Hawaii Catholic Herald The Hawaii State Capitol rotunda was filled with hundreds of folks as young as in the womb and as old as those in wheelchairs and walkers for this year’s March for Life the afternoon of Jan.19. They gathered to make a visible statement, along with their brothers and sisters […]
A celebratory March for Life in a post-Roe environment
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald You might call it a kinder and gentler March for Life, out from under the hostile shadow of the Supreme Court decision that provoked the annual protest. Roe v. Wade is gone, overturned last year by the same court. But the status of abortion availability in Hawaii remains the […]
Join the Jericho March, combat the violations against sanctity of life
Invitation By Deacon Gary and Valerie Streff Special to the Herald As we ring in the New Year, we invite everyone to join in solidarity with people of goodwill across America by marching around our state capitol on Friday, Jan. 21 — day seven and the grand finale of seven capitol marches beginning on Jan. […]
Televised March for Life includes array of Catholic speakers
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald While this year’s March for Life couldn’t take place in person, the COVID-19 pandemic did offer a way for a potential greater number of people to participate in the annual pro-life event. That’s thanks to a prerecorded two-hour show produced by Christian television station KALO TV that streamed online […]
Island viewpoint: Waimea pastor leads parish in pro-life prayers and advocacy
By Mary Erickson Special to the Herald On the 48th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the National Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children, and in solidarity with the vigil Mass and adoration and the virtual March for Life in Honolulu, Father Anthony Pangan, pastor of Annunciation Church in Waimea on the […]