By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Some were only in elementary school. Others never went to school. One was a computer whiz. Another befriended sheep and lived in a barn. All these are young people who became saints or are on the path to sainthood. Hagiographer and St. Anthony, Kailua, parishioner Peter Cruz highlighted them […]
There is no better model of priesthood than Father Kapaun, bishop says
By Christopher Riggs Catholic News Service PILSEN, Kan. (CNS) — God put the desire to be a priest in Father Emil J. Kapaun’s heart at an early age, Bishop Carl A. Kemme of Wichita, Kansas, said during a homily Sept. 26 in Pilsen, the hometown of the war-hero priest and sainthood candidate. “That thought was no […]
August: month of comedian-martyrs
The Romans were a tough audience By Guy Lee Special to the Herald You can Google it. Comedians have a patron saint. He is Genesius of Rome, a comedian and actor. His feast day is Aug. 25. He was martyred because, although details vary, he refused to renounce his faith after a performance. He is […]
Relic of pope ordained by St. Peter found, given to London cathedral
By Simon Caldwell Catholic News Service LONDON — A relic of bones of an early pope was given to the Catholic Church after it was stolen from a car and recovered by a waste disposal company. Three fragments of a bone said to belong to St. Clement I, a first-century martyr who was ordained […]
Relics of St. Padre Pio to visit Hawaii in November
The relics of St. Pio of Pietrelcina — better known as Padre Pio — are coming to Maui and Oahu in November. Padre Pio is the well-known 20th-century Italian mystic with miraculous healing powers who bore the stigmata, the wounds of Jesus Christ. Six relics, which have been touring the United States since last year, […]
Pope approves new path to sainthood: heroic act of loving service
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has approved a fourth pathway to possible sainthood — giving one’s life in a heroic act of loving service to others. In a new apostolic letter, the pope approved new norms allowing for candidates to be considered for sainthood because of the heroic way […]
Key step forward for Father Flanagan’s sainthood
By Joe Ruff Catholic News Service OMAHA, Neb. — The Vatican has taken a key step forward in the sainthood cause of Father Edward J. Flanagan, the founder of Boys Town, local officials said May 15. The Congregation for Saints’ Causes found that the Archdiocese of Omaha’s three-year investigation into Father Flanagan’s life was […]
Priest remains exhumed in beatification process
By Diane Clay Catholic News Service OKARCHE, Okla. — Early on the morning of May 10, the remains of Father Stanley F. Rother were exhumed from Holy Trinity Cemetery in Okarche and transported to Oklahoma City. As required by the Catholic Church for the beatification process, his remains were examined by medical professionals and re-interred […]