Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Sister Agnes Vera Hino, at 91, is still passing on lessons her parents taught her

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Franciscan Sister Agnes Vera Hino ‘God has kept me going’ Saint Francis School will host its annual gala Sept. 20 at the Pacific Beach Hotel Grand Ballroom to benefit its tuition assistance program and honor five alumnae who have made an impact on the school and community. This year’s theme is “Taking it Back to […]

Exhumation disagreement suspends Archbishop Sheen’s sainthood cause

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Archbishop Fulton Sheen preaches at the Red Mass on July 29, 1973, in Honolulu’s Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace. (Hawaii Catholic Herald file photo)   WASHINGTON — The canonization cause of Archbishop Fulton Sheen has been suspended indefinitely, according to a statement issued Sept. 3 by the Diocese of Peoria, Illinois, where the archbishop […]

Pope Francis gives three lessons from Mary: Be joyful, help others, never give up

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Preparing for Albania: Pope Francis leaves after a private audience with Prime Minister Edi Rama of Albania at the Vatican April 24. The pope will make Albania his first European destination Sept. 21. (CNS photo/Alessandra Tarantino, EPA)   VATICAN CITY — When a mother has a birthday, children send their greetings and love, so make […]

Sistine Chapel weathers surge in visitor numbers caused by ‘Francis effect’

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Swiss Guards attend a Mass in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican in this Jan. 22, 2006, file photo. The election of Pope Francis has boosted the number of visitors to the Vatican and also the Museums. To protect the Sistine Chapel, new air conditioning and LED lighting systems are being installed. (CNS photo/Maurizio Brambatti, […]

Ebola, war, disaster: When to flee

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Health workers put Ebola patient, Father Miguel Pajares of Spain, into an ambulance Aug. 7 at a military air base in Madrid, after he was repatriated from Liberia for treatment. The missionary priest later died. Ghana’s bishops have urged the government to be extra vigilant in screening people who enter the country by sea for […]

Big Isle parishes, school, services assist in post-storm recovery

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Staff from HOPE Services Hawaii mobilize their outreach efforts to visit areas on the Big Island most affected by Tropical Storm Iselle. HOPE Services, as well as Big Island parishes and St. Joseph School in Hilo, have been providing aid and supplies to people in Puna and surrounding towns.   Two weeks after Tropical Storm […]

Pope Francis phones family of slain U.S. journalist

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U.S. journalist James Foley is seen during a 2011 press conference in Boston. Pope Francis phoned Foley’s bereaved family after he was killed by Islamic State militants in Syria. (CNS photo/Steven Senne, AP photo via Marquette University) NEW YORK — Pope Francis phoned the bereaved family of James Foley, a U.S. journalist killed by Islamic […]

800,000 present as pope moves 124 martyrs closer to sainthood

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Pope Francis arrives to celebrate the Aug. 16 beatification Mass of Paul Yun Ji-chung and 123 martyred companions in Seoul, South Korea. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)  SEOUL, South Korea — Pope Francis placed 124 Korean martyrs on the last step toward sainthood in a beatification Mass Aug. 16 that brought elation to the 800,000 people in […]

Pope Francis talks in flight about airstrikes in Iraq, his health, possible U.S. visit

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Pope Francis speaks to journalists aboard the papal flight from Seoul, South Korea, to Rome Aug. 18. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)   ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM SEOUL, South Korea — Pope Francis said the use of force can be justified to stop “unjust aggressors” such as Islamic State militants in northeastern Iraq, but he declined […]