Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

WAR IN UKRAINE: ‘With a heart broken,’ pope prays for peace

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One who wages war, Francis said, ‘relies on the diabolical and perverse logic of weapons, which is the furthest thing from God’s will’ By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis said his heart was “broken” by the war in Ukraine, and he pleaded again, “Silence the weapons!” “Many times, we prayed […]

Pope on couples pampering pets instead of having children

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Context is everything. But sometimes Pope Francis assumes people know him and the context of his words. When they don’t, hackles are raised. One case in point has garnered huge publicity, again: Pope Francis’ view on couples having pampered pets instead of children. The nervous laughter […]

New Ways nun reflects on letters from Pope Francis

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By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — When Loretto Sister Jeannine Gramick began her ministry to gay and lesbian Catholics 50 years ago, she likely never imagined she would be exchanging letters with a pope. But that’s what happened, and it started fairly innocuously. New Ways Ministry, which Sister Gramick co-founded with the late […]

At evening prayer for the last day of the year, Pope Francis said that problems may remain, but God-given hope never fails

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By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Christian hope grants those who suffer the assurance that God does not abandon his people in their time of need, Pope Francis said. “Problems do not vanish, difficulties and worries are not lacking, but we are not alone; the Father ‘sent forth his son’ to redeem us from […]

Pour money into education, not weapons, pope tells nations

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By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Governments must pour more money into education and drastically reduce military spending for there to be genuine progress and peace in the world, Pope Francis said in his annual message for the World Day of Peace Jan. 1. “It is high time, then, that governments develop […]

God dreams of a world where all are welcomed, pope says

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Holy Father in Cyprus By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service NICOSIA, Cyprus — Pope Francis told migrants that, like them, God dreams of a world where everyone recognizes each other as brothers and sisters. God “asks us not to be content with a divided world, divided Christian communities, but to journey through history drawn by […]

Francis asks pardon for sins that drove Catholic, Orthodox apart

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In Greece By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service ATHENS, Greece — Like St. John Paul II before him, Pope Francis apologized to members of the Orthodox Church of Greece for the ways Catholics over the centuries had offended them, and he told Catholic leaders that they must embrace their minority status with humility. “Here, today, […]

Accompany, pray for people with depression, burnout, pope says

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By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — People experiencing depression often need someone to talk to, and they can benefit from psychological counseling and reading what Jesus has to say, Pope Francis said. “Let us pray that people who suffer from depression or burnout will find support and a light that opens them […]