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Christmas comes to Hawaii
Thursday, December 13, 2007 (1097 reads)

The earliest reference of a Christmas celebration in Hawaii was recorded by the English sea captain George Dixon in December 1786, when his ship, the Queen ...


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Timeline of the Catholic Church in Hawaii
Thursday, March 08, 2007 (2417 reads)

July 7, 1827: The first Catholic missionaries, members of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts from France headed by Father Alexis Bachelot, arrive in Hawaii. Immediately...


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Hawaii's Bishops, missionary and diocesan
Thursday, March 08, 2007 (1850 reads)

During its mission period (1827-1940), the Catholic Church in Hawaii had six bishops. Officially referred to as vicars apostolic, they all belong to the France-based...

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White flower pedals fall around U.S. Cardinal Bernard F. Law as he celebrates Mass at the Basilica of St. Mary Major to mark the feast of the church's dedication Aug. 5 in Rome. The dropping of flower pedals from the ceiling calls to mind the tradition t hat says Mary revealed where she wanted the church to be built through a snowfall in August 358.
      

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