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Bishop Larry Silva: The fire of God’s burning love
Bishop Larry Silva delivers the homily at the March 24 centennial Mass at St. Joseph Church in Hilo. HCH Photo: Anna Weaver Witness to Jesus | Third Sunday of Lent Here is the prepared text of the...
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Some formalities do not ring true with Pope Francis
Sister Maria Concetta Esu, an 85-year-old Daughter of St. Joseph, kisses the hand of Pope Francis after the pontiff awarded her the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice Cross during his general audience in St....
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‘Unplanned’: Co-writers, directors of pro-life film said God arranged the...
Ashley Bratcher, who plays Abby Johnson, is pictured in a scene from the movie “Unplanned.” Johnson is a former Planned Parenthood clinic director who joined the pro-life movement. (CNS...
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Celebrating a century in Hilo
Bishop Larry Silva presents St. Joseph’s pastor, Blessed Sacrament Father Wilbert Laroga, with an apostolic blessing from Pope Francis during the March 24 Mass to celebrate the Hilo church’s dedication...
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Surgeon gives medical view of Christ’s passion
Jesus likely died from excessive blood loss, said Dr. Timothy Millea, an orthopedic surgeon from Bettendorf, Iowa. He is pictured giving a presentation titled “The Passion and Crucifixion: A Medical...
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Inspired to do more: Motivated by her students, first-year teacher Amanda...
St. John the Baptist School, Kalihi, teacher Amanda Mosler goes over a history essay with seventh grader Julien Padovani-Baltazar. (HCH Photo | Anna Weaver) By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald During...
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ADELAIDA ‘IDA’ BARBOZA FREITAS | 1912-2019
Adelaida “Ida” Barboza Freitas Centenarian served the church in humble ways all her long life Hawaii Catholic Herald Adelaida “Ida” Barboza Freitas, companion and helper for Hawaii’s Carmelite Sisters...
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Archbishop invites Parisians to light a candle to dispel fire’s darkness
Notre Dame Cathedral is seen April 17, 2019, two days after a fire destroyed much of the church’s wooden structure. Church and government officials pledged to rebuild the historic cathedral, which...
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Bishop Larry Silva: The glory of the empty tomb
The risen Christ is depicted in this 19th-century painting titled “The Resurrection of Christ” by Gebhard Fugel. (CNS photo/Bridgeman Images) 2019 Easter Message The emptiness of a woman whose...
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Dream come true: a ‘little bit’ Catholic to the real thing
Malia Poe with her son Dream Poe-Shippy at St. John the Baptist School in Kalihi. (HCH photo | Anna Weaver) Conversion story Enrollment in a Catholic school leads to baptism at Easter By Anna Weaver...
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Heralding back: April 19, 2019
NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — April 11, 1969 Well Guarded – The Most Reverend John J. Scanlan, Bishop of Honolulu, offered the noon-day Mass on Easter Sunday at Our Lady of Peace Cathedral. The...
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Bishop Larry Silva: Members of the risen Body of Jesus
WITNESS TO JESUS | SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER Here is the prepared text of Bishop Larry Silva’s homily for the Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday) delivered April 28 at the Cathedral Basilica...
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With each step of restoration, cathedral improves fire safety
A fire extinguisher hangs ready near a bank of votive candles in the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace April 24. (HCH photo | Anna Weaver) By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald As people...
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‘Life is like li hing mui’
Saint Francis graduate and board of directors member June Segundo poses with her senior yearbook photo and quote. (HCH Photos | Anna Weaver) Saint Francis ohana gathers for ‘A Day of Appreciation’ as...
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‘I feel ready’: Another look at Deacons Vincent Ahn Vu and Romple Emwalu two...
Bishop Larry Silva will ordain Vincent Ahn Vu and Romple Emwalu priests of the Diocese of Honolulu, together at 6 p.m., May 17, in the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu. By Anna Weaver Hawaii...
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Hawaii’s 2019 Jubilarians
HAWAII’S 2019 JUBILARIANS “God, our Father, guide of humanity and ruler of creation, look upon these your servants, who wish to confirm their offering of themselves to you. As the years pass by, help...
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Scenes from Holy Week
A woman passes a lit candle to another Massgoer at the Easter Vigil on April 20 at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. (HCH photo | Anna Weaver) Bishop Larry Silva celebrates the Sacred...
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Chapel vandal may have been sending a message, pastor says
Petals and paper are seen strewn about the sanctuary of St. Damien Chapel, the eucharistic chapel for St. Anthony Parish in Wailuku, Maui, the day after Easter, April 22. Two statues and other objects...
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Eva Andrade: Session ends with a surprise
Nurses provide care to a patient in 2015 at the palliative care unit of a hospital near Paris. The Hawaii state legislature passed a bill supporting a new state palliative care pilot program at the end...
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Years served only hint at Isle jubilarians’ immeasurable impact
Jubilarians sing at the anniversary Mass May 11. From left, Sacred Hearts Sister Katherine Francis Miller and Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities Rose Annette Ahuna, Theresa Chow and...
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