Diocesan vicar general Father Gary Secor greets Father Brown with the fraternal “kiss of peace.” (HCH photos | Darlene Dela Cruz) For more than seven minutes the priests lined up to lay their hands gently, silently, purposefully, for a second or two, on Nicholas Brown’s head, as Bishop Larry Silva had done moments before […]
Pastor, retiring after 30 years in the diocese, filled in between bishops
Soon to retire Father Thomas Gross in front of St. John Vianney Church, Kailua, which he renovated as pastor. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz) Father Thomas Gross, who for one year had the responsibilities of Hawaii’s bishop without the status, is retiring June 30. The cordial, reserved pastor of St. John Vianney Parish […]
Archbishop Oscar Romero to be beatified May 23
People carry large portraits of Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero during a rally in late March in San Salvador to pay tribute to the late archbishop, who was assassinated 35 years ago. (CNS photo/Roberto Escobar, EPA) The Salvadoran church leader was murdered trying to protect his flock from an abusive military dictatorship VATICAN CITY — Salvadoran […]
Graduation of last all-boys class opens new era for Damien
Damien Memorial School president Bernard Ho, above left, stands in his office May 13 with students Matteo Muelhauser and Kenneth Go. Muelhauser and Go will be graduating May 24 in Damien’s last all-boys class. At their commencement ceremony, the boys will receive special pins, below, in honor of their historic distinction. (HCH photo | Darlene […]
Walter Kirimitsu discusses his years as Saint Louis’ first lay president as he prepares for retirement
Saint Louis head of school Walter Kirimitsu in front of the new Clarence T.C. Ching Learning and Technology Center. (HCH photo | Patrick Downes) You might say the stars have aligned for Walter Kirimitsu, creating a “good time” for him to retire as Saint Louis’ head of school. The “stars” would include a former […]
Pope: Two new Palestinian saints radiated God’s love
A banner showing new Saint Marie-Alphonsine hangs from the facade of St. Peter’s Basilica as Pope Francis celebrates the canonization Mass for four new saints in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican May 17. The pope canonized four 19th-century nuns. The new saints are: Marie-Alphonsine and Mary of Jesus Crucified, both from historic Palestine; Jeanne […]
The streets of New York now include one named ‘Damien’
The paper wrapping of the Father Damien Way street sign at the corner of 33rd Street and Second Avenue in Manhattan falls away during the sign’s unveiling May 11. The minister-president of the Government of Flanders Geert Bourgeois and Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York, admire the new Father Damien Way street sign. […]
Pope tells Swiss Guards to arm themselves with the Gospel and a rosary
Swiss Guard recruits stand at attention during their swearing-in ceremony at the Vatican May 6. Thirty-two new recruits were sworn in on the anniversary of the 1527 attack in which 147 Swiss soldiers died defending the pope. (Photo by Paul Haring) VATICAN CITY — Wearing armor and carrying medieval-era weaponry — halberds and swords […]
Mom of eight, Franciscan Sister celebrates Mother’s Day
Sister Patricia Schofield of the Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities, left, with family members at the Marianne Cope Convent in Liliha May 12. Sister Patricia’s son Joe, his wife Amy and stepdaughter Alyssa spent Mother’s Day in the Islands. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz) Sister Patricia Schofield is a Sister of […]
Nick Brown, after a long, varied path, will be ordained a priest this month
Diocesan seminarian Nicholas “Nick” Brown, right, at his May 1 graduation ceremony at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology in Hales Corners, Wisconsin. Brown will be ordained a priest May 22 in Honolulu. (Photo courtesy of William Tulua) Diocesan seminarian Nicholas “Nick” Brown was packing boxes and gearing up for graduation when the […]
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