‘Stop these crimes’: Pope Francis appeals for peace in Iraq
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis condemned the actions of Islamic State militants in Iraq, saying that persecuting Christians and other minorities “seriously offends God and seriously offends humanity.”...
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Cancer survivors Ann Jones of Holy Trinity Church and Iwie Tamashiro of the diocesan Office for Social Ministry will be on hand at an Aug. 23 event at St. Stephen Diocesan Center to provide information...
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Obituary: Sister Florence Remata, OSF | 1939-2014
Educator was head of Hawaii-Southwest Sisters of St. Francis Sister Florence Remata, the minister of the Hawaii-Southwest Region of the Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities, fulfilled one...
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The ‘mana’ of St. Marianne: saint’s remains wecomed home
Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities sing a hymn to St. Francis as others look on after the enshrinement of St. Marianne’s remains at the cathedral. A small relic of the saint was placed...
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Christians beginning to die in hot, crowded camps, witnesses say
Children flee violence from forces loyal to the Islamic State in Sinjar, Iraq, Aug. 10. Islamic State militants have killed at least 500 Yezidi ethnic minorities, an Iraqi human rights minister said....
View ArticleFather Kenneth Doyle | Question corner: Our new pastor’s Masses are irritating
Q: Our parish had a change in pastors this year. Previous to his arrival, I had been attending daily Mass for 18 years. Now I go only on Sunday because I just don’t like this priest; some of the things...
View ArticlePope Francis talks in flight about airstrikes in Iraq, his health, possible...
Pope Francis speaks to journalists aboard the papal flight from Seoul, South Korea, to Rome Aug. 18. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM SEOUL, South Korea – Pope Francis said the...
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Asian youths inspired as Holy Father goes off script
Pope Francis poses with young people after a lunch with them at the major seminary in Daejeon, South Korea, Aug. 15. (CNS photo/L’Osservatore Romano, pool) DANGJIN, South Korea — About 6,000 young...
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800,000 present as pope moves 124 martyrs closer to sainthood
Pope Francis arrives to celebrate the Aug. 16 beatification Mass of Paul Yun Ji-chung and 123 martyred companions in Seoul, South Korea. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) SEOUL, South Korea – Pope Francis...
View ArticlePope Francis phones family of slain U.S. journalist
U.S. journalist James Foley is seen during a 2011 press conference in Boston. Pope Francis phoned Foley’s bereaved family after he was killed by Islamic State militants in Syria. (CNS photo/Steven...
View ArticleBig Isle parishes, school, services assist in post-storm recovery
Staff from HOPE Services Hawaii mobilize their outreach efforts to visit areas on the Big Island most affected by Tropical Storm Iselle. HOPE Services, as well as Big Island parishes and St. Joseph...
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Ebola, war, disaster: When to flee
Health workers put Ebola patient, Father Miguel Pajares of Spain, into an ambulance Aug. 7 at a military air base in Madrid, after he was repatriated from Liberia for treatment. The missionary priest...
View ArticlePope Francis gives three lessons from Mary: Be joyful, help others, never...
Preparing for Albania: Pope Francis leaves after a private audience with Prime Minister Edi Rama of Albania at the Vatican April 24. The pope will make Albania his first European destination Sept. 21....
View ArticleExhumation disagreement suspends Archbishop Sheen’s sainthood cause
Archbishop Fulton Sheen preaches at the Red Mass on July 29, 1973, in Honolulu’s Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace. (Hawaii Catholic Herald file photo) WASHINGTON – The canonization cause of Archbishop...
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Seeking a job with the diocese? New system simplifies things
A click on the diocesan career link on Sept 8 found only one opening: teacher’s aide at St. Theresa School, Kekaha. If you are a layperson who wants to work for the church, the diocese has just...
View ArticleSister Agnes Vera Hino, at 91, is still passing on lessons her parents taught...
Franciscan Sister Agnes Vera Hino ‘God has kept me going’ Saint Francis School will host its annual gala Sept. 20 at the Pacific Beach Hotel Grand Ballroom to benefit its tuition assistance program and...
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After a steep 8-year slide, school enrollment goes up
St. Anthony School students gather at the Kalihi parish church Sept. 5 for Friday morning Mass. Students dressed in aloha attire and brought canned good donations from each grade level to the altar...
View ArticleParish and School News: Sept. 12, 2014
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Obituary: Father Robert Siu | 1924-2014
Ordination portrait of Father Robert Siu One of Hawaii’s first diocesan priests spent final years in Wyoming Father Robert Kwong Chee Siu, one of the Hawaii’s first local-born diocesan priests, died...
View ArticleSurvivors of Albania’s dictatorship give witness, move pope to tears
Banners depict Albanian martyrs, most of whom died under communism, as Pope Francis arrives to celebrate Mass in Mother Teresa Square in Tirana, Albania, Sept. 21. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) TIRANA,...
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