#Diocese of Honolulu
Hawaiʻi designates April 27 as Brother Joseph Dutton Day for his work at Kalaupapa Settlement on Molokaʻi
Joseph Dutton spent the last 44 years of his life in service to the patients with Hansen’s Disease, also known as leprosy, who were forced to live at the isolated Kalaupapa Settlement on Moloka’i.
Hawaiʻi Catholics celebrate election of Pope Leo XIV, first American pope
Bishop Larry Silva of the Diocese of Honolulu congratulated Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who the College of Cardinals elected Thursday as the new Holy Father to succeed Pope Francis.
Pope Francis remembered for his legacy of service
Leaders and the faithful of the Roman Catholic Church in Hawaiʻi are reflecting on the passing of Pope Francis, who died at 7:35 a.m. April 21 in Rome, late Easter Sunday, Hawaiʻi time. Pope Francis led the Holy Roman Church since 2013. He was 88. “After many prayers for his recovery, Pope Francis has passed […]
