Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

An act of faith that bridges generations

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Choosing to be buried at one’s home parish invites prayer and remembrance for years to come By Lisa Dahm Hawaii Catholic Herald As faithful who believe in the resurrection of the body, Catholics in Hawaii have been entrusting their burial after death to the hallowed ground of their parish home for the past 200 years […]

Walking in faith: Procession honors St. Francis of Assisi

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Hawaii Catholic Herald To celebrate the Transitus, the death date of St. Francis of Assisi on Oct. 3, hundreds of people joined a eucharistic procession behind Bishop Michael T.T. Castori, SJ, and several priests and deacons who took turns carrying the monstrance. More than 100 people braved hot, sunny conditions Oct. 3 to commemorate the […]

Young adults, bishop hold engaging meet-and-greet

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By Lisa Dahm Hawaii Catholic Herald Meeting more than 100 young adults packed in a university conference room might make a person feel nervous, but not Bishop Michael T.T. Castori, SJ. He approached an hour of both rapid-fire and introspective questions posed to him Oct. 3 during a young adult meet-and-greet at Chaminade University of […]

King Street Cemetery: A resting place for the isles’ first missionaries

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By Ryan K. Brown Special to the Herald At the corner of King Street and Ward Avenue, a few steps from Thomas Square, lies one of the most sacred and least visited places in the Catholic history of these islands. The King Street Catholic Cemetery in Honolulu holds the remains of four of Hawaii’s early […]

Bishop Michael T.T. Castori, SJ: The Gospel on ‘church and state’

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E hiki mai kou aupuni Here is Bishop Castori’s reflection on the readings from the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time. As I flew out of Washington, D.C., earlier this week (where I attended the inauguration of Georgetown University’s new President Eduardo Penalver) and caught an aerial view of the nation’s monuments strung like pearls along […]

Talk Story: The power of Christian compassion

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Office for Social Ministry “May your Church be an open house, a safe space where everyone has a place — a community that accompanies and never excludes, that listens without judging and draws near without fear.” (Pope Leo XIV, October 2026 prayer for mental health) As we pray for Pope Leo XIV’s recovery following his […]

Pope returns to lead Angelus after lung cancer surgery

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By Courtney Mares OSV News VATICAN CITY — One week after Pope Leo XIV first revealed to the world that he would be undergoing lung surgery, the pontiff returned to the window of the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace Oct. 18, thanking Catholics worldwide for their prayers five days after undergoing lung cancer surgery. “I would like […]

Marianist Father Paul Fitzpatrick / 1946-2026: Priest was key to permanent diaconate formation program

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By Lisa Dahm Hawaii Catholic Herald Marianist Father Paul Fitzpatrick, a much-loved educator who developed the rigorous permanent diaconate formation program for the Diocese of Honolulu through Chaminade University of Honolulu, died in Dayton, Ohio, on Sept. 23. He was 80 years old and had 61 years of religious profession. “I was always impressed with […]

‘Sticking around’ draws couple into rich life of service

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By Catholic Stewardship Consultants www.CatholicSteward.com Jimmy Kwan has a simple explanation for how he became so involved at St. John Vianney Church in Kailua: He stuck around. Stay after enough parish events, he discovered, and someone will eventually need a hand. Help once, and there is a pretty good chance they will remember you the […]