Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Pontiff says he is honored by attacks on his ministry

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT TO MOZAMBIQUE — Pope Francis told a reporter that it is “an honor when Americans attack me.” The pope made his comments to Nicolas Seneze, a reporter from La Croix, the French Catholic daily newspaper, during the flight Sept. 4 from Rome to Maputo, Mozambique. […]

Pope gives relics of St. Peter to Orthodox patriarch

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — In what Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople described as a “brave and bold” gesture, Pope Francis gave the patriarch a famous reliquary containing bone fragments believed to belong to St. Peter. The only time the bronze reliquary has been displayed publicly was in November 2013, […]

Pope, Putin meet, discuss wars in Ukraine, Syria, church in Russia

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By Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Vatican July 4, and the two discussed the ongoing wars in Eastern Ukraine and in Syria, the Vatican said. Russia plays a major role in both conflicts. At the end of the 55-minute private meeting, Alessandro Gisotti, interim director […]

Pontiff calls Trump, Kim meeting a positive step

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By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service ROME — After U.S. President Donald Trump became the first sitting president to set foot in North Korea, Pope Francis called his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a positive step toward world peace. After praying the Angelus with pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square June […]

Cardinal ‘Fix It’: Almoner’s job is to model direct charity

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The cardinal plays an ancient role devoted to mostly small, direct acts of almsgiving By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — During his visit to a center offering respite and food to refugees on the Greek island of Lesbos, Cardinal Konrad Krajewski followed a sign that said, “Broken? Fix it here.” The sign […]

Pope uses universal law to guide local churches on abuse

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By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis’ latest effort to help the Catholic Church safeguard its members from abuse and hold its leaders accountable came in the form of a new universal law, “Vos estis lux mundi” (“You are the light of the world”), which takes effect June 1. Like all […]

Pope discusses deaconesses, rejects nuns as ‘maids’

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By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis told the heads of women’s religious orders from around the world they need to send sisters on assignments that truly serve the church and those in need, and not agree to requests for “maids.” “You did not become a religious in order to become […]

Pope makes donation to help migrants traveling through Mexico

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By David Agren Catholic News Service TAPACHULA, Mexico — Pope Francis has donated $500,000 to assist migrants attempting to travel through Mexico, but who are increasingly being impeded by Mexican officials from reaching the U.S. border. Those migrants who travel the length of Mexico are also being impeded in their attempts to apply for asylum […]

Embrace the cross, trust God will triumph, pope says on Palm Sunday

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Acclaimed by the crowds and knowing he was the Messiah they sought, Jesus still chose the path of humility and self-emptying, focused only on doing God’s will, Pope Francis said on Palm Sunday. “There is no negotiating with the cross: one either embraces it or rejects […]