Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Ecological sins

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The idea of updating the Catholic catechism to include acts that harm nature sparks Twitter debate By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service   VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis’ announcement that the Catechism of the Catholic Church would be updated to include a definition of “ecological sin” sent Catholic Twitter into a frenzy. Reactions ranged […]

Put the phone away and talk to each other, pope urges families

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis prayed that people all over the world would end 2019 “in peace, peace in their hearts,” and that families would mark New Year’s by “communicating with one another.” Reciting the Angelus prayer Dec. 29, the feast of the Holy Family, Pope Francis entrusted to […]

Mary is loving mother, humble disciple, pope says on Guadalupe feast

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By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service ROME — Celebrating the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Pope Francis said she reminds Catholics of her true essence as a woman, a mother and a “mestiza” or person of mixed race. She revealed herself to St. Juan Diego as a “mestiza” to show “that she is everyone’s […]

Call me ‘Father’: Pontiff’s priestly vocation is his favorite gift

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By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — In Caravaggio’s painting of Matthew, the sinful tax collector being called by Jesus to “Follow me,” Pope Francis sees the same unexpected, grace-filled moment found in his own call to the priesthood. A 17-year-old Argentine student headed to a school picnic on Sept. 21, 1953, the […]

Synod: New ministries can serve evangelization in Amazon

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  By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — To proclaim the Gospel message of hope, the Catholic Church in the Amazon must open new paths of evangelization in the region, including by instituting new ministries for lay men and women, the Synod of Bishops said. The final document of the Synod of […]

Pope apologizes that statues were vandalized

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis apologized that two men entered a church near the Vatican, took controversial statues and tossed them into the Tiber River. “As bishop of the diocese, I apologize,” he said Oct. 25, the first time the full membership of the Synod of Bishops for […]

Respect for the indigenous

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Ministry, ecology, mission are the main themes for the first week of the Synod for the Amazon By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The first week of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon saw support for the priestly ordination of married indigenous men, impassioned pleas for respect for indigenous culture and […]

Thousands in Mozambique, Madagascar and Mauritius gather to hear Pope Francis apply the message of the Gospel to their lives

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Nitty-gritty ministry By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — While Pope Francis’ comments on U.S. criticism of his papacy drew the biggest headlines during his visit to Africa, the Masses he celebrated in Mozambique, Madagascar and Mauritius drew the biggest crowds. Dignitaries were chauffeured to the outdoor Mass sites, but most of the […]