Hawaii Catholic Herald To celebrate the Transitus, the death date of St. Francis of Assisi on Oct. 3, hundreds of people joined a eucharistic procession behind Bishop Michael T.T. Castori, SJ, and several priests and deacons who took turns carrying the monstrance. More than 100 people braved hot, sunny conditions Oct. 3 to commemorate the […]
Photos: Fur, feathers and St. Francis
St. Joseph Church’s annual pet blessing to mark the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi drew dozens of families and their best friends to the Waipahu parish Oct. 4. La Salette Father Geronimo “Eric” Castro, the pastor of St. Joseph, led a procession of pets around the church and then sprinkled the animals with […]
Honor St. Francis of Assisi through Eucharistic procession
Hawaii Catholic Herald In celebration of the Jubilee Year of St. Francis of Assisi, Catholics from across the Diocese of Honolulu will participate in a Eucharistic procession Oct. 3 from Ala Moana to the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in the Kalihi-Palama neighborhood of Honolulu. “People will be joining from different parishes and we invited all […]
A ‘vision’ with isle ties
Hawaii Catholic Herald As the Catholic Church continues to observe the Jubilee Year of St. Francis of Assisi, marking 800 years since his death, key moments in the beloved saint’s life are gaining renewed notice. On Sept. 17, the Church — especially Franciscan clergy and religious women and men — will celebrate the 802nd anniversary […]
Pope joins young people to celebrate St. Francis’ jubilee year
By Courtney Mares OSV News Pope Leo XIV traveled to Assisi Aug. 5 to celebrate the Jubilee Year of St. Francis with 2,500 young people, urging them to become the “new saints” the world needs today. The pope celebrated Mass at the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels on the feast of the Transfiguration […]
Sharing St. Francis of Assisi’s life and legacy at Holy Trinity Church
By Charlotte and Bob White Special to the Herald Pope Leo XIV has declared Jan. 10, 2026, to Jan. 10, 2027, the Jubilee Year of St. Francis of Assisi. It is his hope that we Christians will follow the example of St. Francis and become models of holiness and witnesses of peace. Bishop Larry Silva […]
Celebrate Jubilee Year of St. Francis of Assisi at Holy Trinity Church
Special to the Herald The Adult Faith Formation Committee at Holy Trinity Church in Kuliouou warmly invites the community to a holy evening in celebration of the Jubilee Year of St. Francis — a time of grace, reflection and renewal. Join us as we gather at 6 p.m. June 24 in the spirit of St. […]
Islands join worldwide celebration of St. Francis
By Lisa Dahm Hawaii Catholic Herald Though 2026 saw the conclusion of the Jubilee Year of Hope, it also marked the beginning of another jubilee year — the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi. From Jan. 10 to Jan. 10, 2027, Catholics are invited to celebrate a Year of St. Francis, […]
Church must not disregard the poor, Pope Leo says in exhortation
A woman and child attended Pope Francis’ Mass for the World Day of the Poor Nov. 17 in St. Peter’s Basilica. (Vatican Media / CNS / 2024) By Gina ChristianOSV News In his first apostolic exhortation, Pope Leo XIV has taken up the call of Pope Francis for Christians to see in the poor the […]
Mary Adamski: Stewards of creation
View from the pew Our hot autumn weather and distressing lack of rainfall has put me in a mental state that’s “for the birds.” Compared to some rude and raw 21st-century put-downs, that old American idiom which dismisses something as being “worthless, nonsensical” is a pretty mild criticism. But I don’t consider being for the […]