Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Pope Benedict XVI: Eight years as pontiff capped long ministry as teacher and defender of the faith

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Retired Pope Benedict XVI, who had an impressive record as a teacher and defender of the basics of Catholic faith, is likely to go down in history books as the first pope in almost 600 years to resign. He died Dec. 31 at the age of […]

OBITUARY: Michael Chu was a longtime Catholic school teacher, administrator

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By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Retired Catholic school educator Michael “Mike” Chu, 77, was a longtime youth basketball referee and president of a community basketball league. He was also a former Marianist brother. Chu died Nov. 6 after a stabbing attack while on duty as a security guard at Windward City Shopping Center. The […]

Jerry Correa was St. Francis Healthcare CEO for 10 years

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Jerry J. Correa, the first non-Franciscan to head St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii, who steered the organization through some of its roughest years to see his vision of elder care grow to fruition, died unexpectedly Oct. 27. He was 58. He had worked for St. Francis 24 years, […]

FATHER PATRICK H. FREITAS | 1939-2022

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Maui-born priest was a dedicated pastor, staunch religious educator By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Maui-born Father Patrick H. Freitas, who felt exceedingly privileged to be in the first generation of priests to implement the Second Vatican Council, a man of spiritual intensity and a self-described “happy learner,” died Oct. 18 in a Waipahu care […]

SISTER M. CANDIDA OROC, OSF | 1933-2022

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Educator and chaplain, Sister of St. Francis served with a joyful spirit Sister Mary Candida Oroc, a Kauai-born Sister of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities who, as a Catholic school educator and hospital chaplain, displayed a vivacious outreach to all, especially in her ministry with palliative care patients, died May 29 at the Plaza […]

SISTER MARY ANCILLA (MARGARET MARY) YIM, OSF | 1927-2022

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Franciscan generously used her God-given talents, abilities Honolulu-born Sister of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities Mary Ancilla Yim, who had a long and varied career as an educator, administrator, social worker and more, embraced Sister Death on Sunday, May 8, at the Plaza at Kaneohe. She was 95 years old and a religious for […]