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Kailua resident overflowed with generosity, love for life
Lou Carnazzo, third from left, is pictured with other Serra Club of Honolulu members during a meeting with Bishop Larry Silva at St. Stephen Diocesan Center to discuss vocations. (HCH file photo /...
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Photos: Maria Lanakila Church hosts ‘soft opening’ for parishioners
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View ArticleBishop Larry Silva: Christmas 2024 message
I will never forget the bright Christmas morning when the faithful gentleman who opened our church for years did so, then suffered a fatal heart attack on the front steps of the church. Nor could I...
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New transitional deacon is Waipahu’s ‘native son’
Preston Castro lay prostrate as the Litany of Saints was recited during his ordination Mass Dec. 14 at St. Joseph Church in Waipahu. (Celia K. Downes / Hawaii Catholic Herald) By Celia K. Downes Hawaii...
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Incarcerated women, families reunite for the holidays
Sacred Hearts Academy students performed a hula Dec. 7 during the “Star Light, Star Bright” event at the Women’s Community Correctional Center in Kailua. (Photo courtesy Pua Foundation) By Jennifer...
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Head of Catholic Charities USA to speak at Red Mass
Kerry Alys Robinson (Jennifer Rector / Hawaii Catholic Herald) By Celia K. Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Before Kerry Alys Robinson officially began her role as president and CEO of Catholic Charities...
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St. Marianne honored in her German hometown
The baptismal font used for Barbara Koob’s baptism in 1838 can still be found in St. Peter’s Church in Heppenheim, Germany. (Courtesy Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP) A newly merged parish in Heppenheim...
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New initiative puts focus on young adults, service
Maui young adults participate in an icebreaker activity during a recent event in Wailuku. (Courtesy EPIC Ministry) By Celia K. Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald A new opportunity for young adults in the...
View ArticleEvents across Hawaii tie into Jubilee Year celebration
Hawaii Catholic Herald Now that the Holy Year has officially begun, the Diocese of Honolulu plans to join the worldwide celebration in which Pope Francis calls the faithful to be “pilgrims of hope.”...
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Major milestones and fresh starts
A statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus was relocated from Maria Lanakila Church, which survived the devastating 2023 wildfire in Lahaina, to Sacred Hearts School’s new campus in Kaanapali. The site was...
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Pope opens Holy Door toward ‘path of hope’
Pope Francis paused in prayer on the threshold of the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican Dec. 24 after he opened it and inaugurated the Holy Year 2025. (Vatican Media /CNS) By Cindy...
View ArticleOfficial notices: Jan. 17, 2025
Bishop’s schedule Jan. 17, 3 p.m., Neocatechumenal Way Youth, St. John the Baptist Church, Kalihi. Jan. 18, 8 a.m., anniversary Mass for Deacon Cohort 8, Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Honolulu. Jan. 19,...
View ArticleAll invited to Newman Center to pray for Christian unity
Hawaii Catholic Herald The Newman Center/Holy Spirit Parish at the University of Hawaii at Manoa will again host the annual ecumenical Taize service this month to mark the Week of Prayer for Christian...
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New head of Catholic Charities Hawaii to focus on unity
Tina Andrade, then Catholic Charities Hawaii’s chief operating officer, helps people impacted by wildfire at the Family Assistance Center in Kahului a month after fires destroyed Lahaina and tore...
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Augustine Educational Foundation executive director celebrates 25 years
Sue Ferandin, left, and Tonya Stevenson have led the Augustine Educational Foundation for more than a decade. (Courtesy photo) By Jennifer Rector Hawaii Catholic Herald As the Catholic Church begins...
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Islands gear up to ‘love one another’ at March for Life
Pinwheels are used to represent the tens of millions of unborn babies during the Roe v. Wade era, dating to 1973. St. Michael Church in Waialua has pinwheels set up near its memorial to the unborn....
View ArticleMarch for Life organization announces speakers for Washington, D.C., event
By Kate Scanlon OSV News WASHINGTON — Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., and Bishop Daniel E. Thomas of Toledo, Ohio, chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Pro-Life Activities, will be among the speakers at the...
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Deacon Albert Phillips / 1941-2025: Maui native always thought of others first
Bishop Larry Silva and Deacon Albert Phillips. (Courtesy Deacon Pat Constantino) By Celia K. Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Hard-working yet easygoing and always thinking of others, Deacon Albert...
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Illustration: The diocese’s Jubilee cross, explained
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Red Mass: Civic leaders urged to remember service to others
Bishop Larry Silva blessed the leaders of Catholic Charities Hawaii and Catholic Charities Housing Development Corp. (Jennifer Rector / Hawaii Catholic Herald) By Celia K. Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald...
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