Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Pope Francis delivers his own advice for families based on love, responsibility, loyalty, acceptance, solidarity

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Pope Francis blesses the rings of a couple as he arrives to lead a meeting with young people in Asuncion, Paraguay, July 12. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)   VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis knows the family is made up of real people living in the real world, which is why he often gives down-to-earth advice. The […]

It’s a Catholic thing: The ‘Jim Gaffigan Show’ treats the star’s religion seriously, but in a funny way

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Comedian Jim Gaffigan, known for his funny books like “Food: A Love Story” and his inclusion of his Catholicism in his stand-up routines, is pictured in a 2010 photo. Gaffigan and his wife, Jeannie, have collaborated on a new TV Land cable sitcom, “The Jim Gaffigan Show.” (CNS photo/courtesy of TV Land)   NEW YORK […]

Layman. Soldier. Saint? Diocese takes step toward canonization of Joseph Dutton

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The Diocese of Honolulu has taken the first official step on the long and complex road to the possible canonization of an American layman and Civil War veteran who spent half of his life serving leprosy patients in Kalaupapa, Molokai, working side by side with the settlement’s two saints, Damien de Veuster and Marianne Cope. […]

Bishop Larry Silva celebrates his 10th anniversary: ‘It’s been fun’

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School Street fronting the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa the evening of July 21 was gridlocked as cars, turned away from the already full church parking lot, resorted to street parking at the permitted time of 5:30 p.m. Bishop Larry Silva’s 10th anniversary celebration was going to be a full house. That evening, in the co-cathedral, […]

Vatican Secret Archives teaches scholars to decipher ancient manuscripts

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The signature of astronomer Galileo Galilei from the records of his trial is seen on a document in the Vatican Secret Archives. Pope Leo XIII founded the Vatican School of Paleography, Diplomatics and Archive Administration in 1884, just a few years after he opened the archives to the world’s scholars. (CNS photo/Vatican Secret Archives)   […]

Ordinary and extraordinary: 2013 goes down in Vatican history

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The helicopter carrying Pope Benedict XVI passes the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica as the retired pope returns to the Vatican May 2, 2013. Pope Benedict’s resignation and the election of Pope Francis are among the events of 2013 summarized in the Vatican’s annual report for that year. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)   VATICAN CITY — […]

Second video shows Planned Parenthood doctor discussing fees for fetal parts

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Bev Ehlen, state director of Concerned Women for America, holds a sign outside of a Planned Parenthood facility in St. Louis July 21. She was among several pro-life supporters demonstrating after the release of two videos that showed Planned Parenthood officials discussing the method and price of providing fetal tissue obtained from abortions for medical […]

10 years: A chronology of Bishop Larry Silva’s first decade as Bishop of Honolulu

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Remains of St. Marianne return to Hawaii from Syracuse and is permanently enshrined at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace 2005 Archbishop Gabriel Montalvo, apostolic nuncio to the United States, on May 17, announces the appointment by Pope Benedict XVI of Father Clarence “Larry” Silva, vicar general of the Diocese of Oakland, California, […]