The unexpected selection of Pope Leo XIV from the heartland of America will be celebrated tonight by Bishop Larry Silva, bishop of the Honolulu Diocese, in a Mass at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus in Kalihi.
Just last week, a mass was held in that same cathedral to honor the late Pope Francis, who died Easter Monday.
Long-time journalist Mary Adamski worked for 50 years at the Honolulu Star-Bulletin and covered religion during her last decade there. She currently writes a Column for the Hawaii Catholic Herald called “View from the Pew.”
Adamski shared that having an American Pope makes her feel hopeful for America and the church…