View from the pew Music is accompanying memories as I start down a reminiscing path about a very special person who has affected all our lives for the past several years. I am hearing a congregation gustily singing the Litany of Saints, not as the dirge-like traditional ritual, but sung to a Hawaiian tempo, accompanied […]
New asteroids named for ‘calendar’ pope, three Jesuit astronomers
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Three Jesuit astronomers and the 16th-century pope who commissioned the Gregorian calendar have recently been honored with having asteroids named after them. The new additions include: “562971 Johannhagen,” honoring Austrian Jesuit Father Johann Hagen, who was serving as director of the Georgetown University Observatory when Pope […]
Pope Benedict XVI: Eight years as pontiff capped long ministry as teacher and defender of the faith
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 […]
A filled co-cathedral honors the late pope emeritus
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Local Catholics filled the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu on Jan. 4 for a memorial Mass honoring the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. Bishop Larry Silva presided and gave a homily recognizing the late pope for his “rock solid” theological legacy and Christ-centered faith life. Pope Benedict XVI […]
Reflections of Bishop Larry Silva on Pope Benedict XVI
By Bishop Larry Silva Bishop of Honolulu It was on May 5, 2005, that I learned I was selected by the newly-elected Pope Benedict XVI to be the new Bishop of Honolulu, although the public announcement was not until May 17. I was one of the first bishops in the world to be named by […]
POPE BENEDICT XVI |1927-2022
‘A simple, humble laborer in the vineyard of the Lord’ is laid to rest By Maria Wiering OSV News “Lord, I love you.” For many who knew him or studied his works, Pope Benedict XVI’s final words before his death Dec. 31 encapsulated the message of his papacy, and even his life. “That ‘Jesus, I […]
Honolulu Mass honors late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Local Catholics filled the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu on Jan. 4 for a Memorial Mass honoring the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. The Diocese of Honolulu’s Bishop Larry Silva presided and gave a homily recognizing the late pope for his “rock solid” theological legacy and Christ-centered faith […]
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s funeral and burial
At funeral, pope remembers Benedict’s ‘wisdom, tenderness, devotion’ By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI “spread and testified to” the Gospel his entire life, Pope Francis told tens of thousands of people gathered Jan. 5 for his predecessor’s funeral Mass. “Like the women at the tomb, we too have come with […]
Pope’s last words and legacy; Local condolences
Pope Benedict: Eight years as pope capped long ministry as teacher of faith By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — 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 Benedict’s spiritual testament: ‘Stand firm in the faith’; His funeral to be simple.
By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Retired Pope Benedict XVI’s final message to Catholics around the world was: “Stand firm in the faith! Do not let yourselves be confused!” Less than 10 hours after informing the world that the 95-year-old pope had died Dec. 31, the Vatican press office released his spiritual testament, […]