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Pope announces extraordinary ‘urbi et orbi’ blessing March 27
Pope Francis is seen in a window greeting a few nuns standing in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican March 22, 2020, after reciting his weekly Angelus prayer from the library of the Apostolic Palace. The...
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Bishop asks Hawaii Catholics to join in two upcoming COVID-19 prayer efforts...
Standing in the window of the library of the Apostolic Palace overlooking an empty St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis blesses the city of Rome March 15, 2020, still under lockdown to prevent the spread...
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Making the most of a live-streamed Mass
The March 22 Mass from the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace seen streaming on a home TV. (HCH Photo) In light of Bishop Larry Silva’s decision to cancel all public Masses, the diocesan office...
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Bishop Silva livestreams Sunday Mass from the cathedral basilica
Screencap of Bishop Silva’s homily at the livestreamed March 22 Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop Larry Silva first livestreamed...
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Reaching out, learning names, holding tight in Rome’s lockdown
Adriana, 15, does her school work in her family’s Rome apartment March 25, 2020, almost three weeks after Italy closed all schools and universities because of the COVID-19 pandemic. (CNS photo/Nancy...
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Local Catholic schools to continue distance learning through April 30
Maryknoll students John and Michael had an in-home classroom set up ready to go for distance learning, which begins for all Hawaii Catholic parochial schools on March 30. (Photo courtesy Kate Chang)...
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COVID-19 is not God’s judgment, but a call to live differently, pope says
Pope Francis leads a prayer service in an empty St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican March 27, 2020. At the conclusion of the service the pope held the Eucharist as he gave an extraordinary blessing “urbi...
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Bishop cancels all Holy Week, Triduum, Easter liturgies
“All liturgical celebrations from now through April 30 are canceled, including those during Holy Week, the Paschal Triduum, and Easter Sunday.” Those stark instructions are in the latest memo (see...
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Central Oahu pastors share ways to safely ‘minister in place’
A volunteer hands over bags of food and drinks to an elderly woman in Tbilisi, Georgia, March 18, 2020. (CNS photo/Irakli Gedenidze, Reuters) Father William Kunisch, pastor of Resurrection of the Lord...
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Virtual Catholic high school for Oahu’s north shore in the works
The idea of a web-based St. Michael High School is sounding like a pretty good idea about now By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald With COVID-19 sweeping the country and much of the world, students...
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Prayers during the time of the coronavirus
Local Catholic Megan Ramones’ modern interpretation of Christ resurrected on Easter morning Compiled by the diocesan Office of Worship These suggested prayers are for the faithful of the Diocese of...
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Easter stories: A family faith affair
Tiffany Welch with her daughters Addison, Peyton and Lydia. (Photo courtesy of Lydia Welch) Though the pandemic has put Easter Vigil initiations on hold, two Oahu families are eager and waiting to...
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Vatican approves special ‘Mass in the Time of Pandemic’
A chalice is seen near the altar during a 2011 Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. The Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments has...
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Photos: Chrism Mass and Palm Sunday 2020
Both the Chrism Mass on April 2 and Palm Sunday Mass on April 5 were celebrated privately at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace by Bishop Larry Silva and a limited number of priests, altar...
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Media Review: “Tiger King” and Better Things to Be Binge Watching
Photo: Netflix Catholic News Service has reviewed “Tiger King,” a binge-watching sensation during the first month of the COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S. (See review below) We’ve added a small sampling of...
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Photos: Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Bishop Larry Silva celebrated the Mass of the Lord’s Supper at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace on the evening of April 9. A small number of clergy and lay ministers were in attendance, and...
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Photos: Friday of the Passion of the Lord (Good Friday)
Bishop Larry Silva privately held the “Celebration of the Passion of the Lord” on Good Friday afternoon, April 10, at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Honolulu due to the COVID-19 virus...
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Bishop celebrates Easter Vigil privately
The lights are turned on in the cathedral basilica after the Easter Proclamation. (Screenshot) By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald A bright smile showed on Bishop Larry Silva’s face as the cathedral...
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Hawaii Catholics watch Easter Mass online and on TV this year
Watching the noon Easter Mass from home on April 12. While Hawaii Catholics couldn’t be at Easter Mass in person this year, they had two televised and streaming options for April 12. A 9 a.m. Mass with...
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