Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Talk Story: A mission of service and respect

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Office for Social Ministry “Before any distinction of charisms and ministries, we are all equal in dignity as members of the people of God through baptism.” (Pope Leo XIV, Holy Week 2026) Pope Leo XIV’s Angelus message during Holy Week reminds us that as a faith family, we belong to one church — one ohana […]

Christian love is rooted in self-giving, pope says

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By Carol Glatz and Josephine Peterson Catholic News Service ROME — God doesn’t exist to grant victories or to be useful by providing wealth or power, Pope Leo XIV said. Through Jesus, he serves humanity by offering himself in a way that transforms human hearts so that they may then be inspired to love others […]

U.S.-based scholars and officials are tapped for dicastery

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OSV News Pope Leo XIV has appointed four U.S.-based scholars and leaders as members of the Dicastery for the Promotion of Integral Human Development. Named among 11 new dicastery members the Holy See announced March 30 are: Holy Cross Father Daniel Groody, vice president and associate provost for undergraduate education and professor of theology and global […]

Talk story: Christ opens our eyes to see, address injustice

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Office for Social Ministry “That is why God became flesh in Jesus, so that the clay of our humanity, shaped by the breath of his grace, might receive a new light, one capable of helping us to see ourselves, others and God in truth.” (Pope Leo XIV, Angelus message on the fourth Sunday of Lent) […]

Church leaders called to Rome to discuss marriage and family

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Pope Leo XIV sets the October meeting in light of the 10th anniversary of ‘Amoris Laetitia’ By Courtney Mares OSV News VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV announced March 19 that he is asking the presidents of all bishops’ conferences around the world to convene in Rome in October to renew and deepen the church’s […]

Talk story: A Lenten call for peace

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Office for Social Ministry “Today we lift up our prayer for peace in the world, asking that nations renounce weapons and choose the path of dialogue and diplomacy.” (Pope Leo XIV, prayer intention for March 2026) As bombs were falling in the Middle East this month, Pope Leo XIV lifted his hands and spirit in […]

Pope’s monthly prayer intention urges peace

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By Courtney Mares OSV News ROME — Pope Leo XIV prayed for world leaders to “abandon projects of death” in a video message released by the Vatican on March 5 calling on people around the world to pray for peace. “Today we lift up our prayer for peace in the world, asking that nations renounce […]

Pope highlights repentance, openness as Lent begins

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By Courtney Mares OSV News ROME — Beneath the Roman pines of the Aventine Hill, Pope Leo XIV led a solemn penitential procession Feb. 18 to Rome’s oldest extant basilica, marking the first Ash Wednesday of his pontificate with a call for “countercultural” repentance for sins from individuals, institutions and the church itself. Priests, bishops […]

A true parish welcomes all and seeks harmony, Pope Leo says

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By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service OSTIA LIDO, Italy — An authentic Christian community knows how to sincerely and joyfully welcome everyone: Catholics, non-Catholics and people of no faith at all, Pope Leo XIV said. “A true parish” is where “we all learn to say ‘Welcome,’ not only with words, but with a spirit of […]