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Nuclear missile warnings. Hurricane watches. Monster waves and rising sea levels. Homeless tent cities everywhere. Caravans of refugees. Mass shootings. We can feel overwhelmed by so many threats. But when we feel we simply cannot take any more, let us hold the Baby Jesus in our arms. Let us look into his eyes and try The post Bishop Larry Silvas 2018 Christmas Message appeared first on Hawaii Catholic Herald.

Three Carmelite sisters arrive at their new home, setting the groundwork for the re-founding of the Hawaii monastery By Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Sister Dominica, could you please pick up the nuns on November 26th asked the sweet voice on the other side of the line. It was Sister Agnella Iu, The post This looks like Davao appeared first on Hawaii Catholic Herald.

By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY The annual unveiling of the Vaticans Christmas tree and Nativity scene brought some much-needed warmth to peoples hearts as winter approached. Hundreds of people in St. Peters Square Dec. 7 applauded as white curtains unfurled, revealing a 52-foot wide artistic representation of Jesus birth made The post Christmas spirit in the air as Vatican unveils Nativity scene, tree appeared first on Hawaii Catholic Herald.

The Civil Beat Law Center for the Public Interestwants the federal court to allow the public to see court records that have been kept under seal in the corruption case against former deputy prosecutor Katherine Kealoha. Theres just no explanation as to why these documents were sealed or at the minimum why information is hidden, The post Civil Beat Law Center Files To Unseal Secret Kealoha Court Documents appeared first on Honolulu Civil Beat.

AP U.S. prosecutors in Hawaii are accusing the owners and officers of a Japanese fishing boat of helping Indonesian fishermen smuggle nearly 1,000 shark fins, worth about $58,000 on the black market. Boat owners Hamada Suisan Co. Ltd. and JF Zengyoren, or Japan Fisheries Cooperatives in English, are charged with aiding and abetting the The post Japanese Boat Owners Charged With Helping To Smuggle Shark Fins appeared first on Honolulu Civil Beat.

Editors Note: Perry Arrasmiths entry in our Emerging Writers Contest earned an honorable mention and $50. Before Hawaiis Supreme Court voted to strike down a ballot question on a proposed constitutional amendment on education funding in October, I was already struck by its possible implications and what they would mean for Hawaiis schools. I The post What A Constitutional Amendment Might Have Meant appeared first on Honolulu Civil Beat.

A 30-year-old man was in critical condition today after he was crushed by the bucket of a backhoe in Hauula.

Three fires over the past two days have caused more than one million dollars in damage on Oahu, while the causes of all three could not be immediately determined, a Honolulu Fire Department spokesman said.

CNN -- The Senate on Thursday passed a resolution condemning Saudi Arabia&39s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, ratcheting up pressure on President Donald Trump who has...

CNN -- A gunman opened fire on a church in the Brazilian city of Campinas on Tuesday, killing four people before turning the gun on himself, CNN affiliate Record TV reported.

CNN -- President Donald Trump announced on Friday that State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert is his choice to succeed Nikki Haley as US ambassador to the United Nations.