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New portraits of Hawaii’s saints stand out above the cathedral’s altar
The new portraits of Sts. Damien and Marianne could be seen as construction workers took down scaffolding inside the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Honolulu on Dec. 19. The new paintings...
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Pope Francis’ 2019
Pope Francis reviews papers Feb. 23, 2019, the third day of a meeting on the protection of minors in the church at the Vatican. Marking his 50th anniversary as a priest, preaching the Gospel globally,...
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2019 in review
A look back at the events and images from the past year in the Diocese of Honolulu A Saint Francis senior gestures to the audience as he goes up to receive his diploma at the final Saint Francis High...
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Ecological sins
Dead fish float on the Confuso River in Villa Hayes, Paraguay, in this 2017 file photo. Pope Francis announced in 2019 that the Catechism of the Catholic Church would be updated to include a definition...
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Bishop Larry Silva: The romance of Christmas
Photo by zelle duda on Unsplash WITNESS TO JESUS | CHRISTMAS Here is the prepared text of the homily of Bishop Larry Silva delivered on Christmas, Dec. 25, at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of...
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Iraqi cardinal: Innocents will ‘be the fuel’ for war
Women react during Friday prayers in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 3, 2020, after Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani was killed in a U.S. drone airstrike at Baghdad International Airport earlier that day. (CNS...
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Commentary: Why we march for life
Participants in last year’s March for Life at the State Capitol. (Photo courtesy of Dann Ebina) By Alfred Hagen Special to the Herald “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always...
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Official report to Rome describes Hawaii church as ‘very much alive’
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald “The Diocese of Honolulu is a local church that is very much alive in its ministry, its spirituality and its outreach to those in need,” reads the summary of...
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To the threshold of the apostles
EIGHT YEARS AGO: Bishop Larry Silva and Auxiliary Bishop Thomas A. Daly of San Jose, Calif., walk in procession after concelebrating Mass with bishops from California, Nevada, Hawaii and Utah at the...
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Bishop Larry Silva: The most polluted river in the world
Christian pilgrims dip in the water April 10 at the baptismal site known as Qasr el-Yahud on the banks of the Jordan River near the West Bank city of Jericho. Israel is in control of the area and is...
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2020 Red Mass speaker: Millennials have the grit to reshape the world
Kainoa Fukumoto speaks at the Jan. 14 Red Mass in the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. (Photo courtesy of Dann Ebina) By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald He was the first Red Mass speaker...
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Scenes from the March for Life 2020
Here are photos from the annual March for Life 2020, Jan. 16, at the Hawaii State Capitol Paulette Vernay, director of the diocesan Respect Life office applauds a speaker at the state capitol rally. A...
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Protecting life from birth to death
Paulette Vernay talks about building up Respect Life programs in the diocese and her goal to have a pro-life coordinator in every Hawaii parish Paulette Vernay, Respect Life director for the Diocese of...
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2019 Annual Diocesan Stewardship Report
Click here to see a pdf of the 2019 Annual Diocesan Stewardship Report. The post 2019 Annual Diocesan Stewardship Report appeared first on Hawaii Catholic Herald.
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Bishop Silva and Msgr. Secor report back from Rome
Bishop Larry R. Silva of Honolulu and bishops from California, Hawaii and Nevada concelebrate Mass in the crypt of St. Peter’s Basilica during their “ad limina” visits to the Vatican Jan. 27, 2020....
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A Catholic school education, thanks to a scholarship, changes the lives of...
An open door, a bright light Kalei Kaumaka Downey, writer of this story, right, and her sister Xavier are both recipients of the PWH scholarship that gave them an Catholic school education. Kalei is a...
View ArticleMake a student smile. Give to the Augustine Educational Foundation
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Make a student smile. Give to the Augustine Educational Foundation this weekend through your parish’s second collection. The foundation makes a lot of children...
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‘Where did you sleep on Jan. 26?’
HOPE Services staff and volunteers interview a person taking refuge in a storefront along Hilo Bayfront Jan. 27. (Photo courtesy HOPE Services Hawaii) Catholic Church-affiliate HOPE Services conducts...
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Roaming Rome (and other places)
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop Larry Silva accompanied by Msgr. Gary Secor, vicar general, was in Italy from Jan. 19 to Feb. 2, primarily for his ad limina visit to the Vatican and Pope...
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Pope, U.S. bishops talk political polarization, evangelization, sex abuse,...
Wide-ranging discussion Pope Francis meets with bishops from California, Hawaii and Nevada during their “ad limina” visits to the Vatican Jan. 27, reporting on the status of their dioceses to the pope...
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