Religion

The U.S. Department of Education on Monday sent letters to colleges that are under investigation for antisemitic harassment and discrimination.

A Pew Research Center report shows a stabilization in a previous steady decline of Americans identifying as Christians. The Conversation talked to UH religious studies professor Jonathan Pettit about what the report can and can’t tell us about how people identify their religious beliefs in Hawaiʻi.

It wasn't that long ago that Hawaiʻi filed suit over a Muslim travel ban instituted by President Donald Trump during his first administration. Former state Attorney General Douglas Chin led the fight challenging the ban.

"The Carpenter" follows the story of a champion mixed martial arts fighter whose life is impacted when he befriends a woodworker who turns out to be Jesus Christ. The story explores the apprentice of the carpenter before he began his ministry.

An estimated 600,000 people — nearly half of East Timor's population — packed a seaside park on Tuesday for a Mass with Pope Francis. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

Pope Francis is currently on a 12-day Asia Pacific tour that is expected to highlight environmental threats, emphasize interfaith dialogue and reinforce the importance of Asia for the Catholic Church. HPR’s Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

The Lāhuiokalani Kaʻanapali Congregational Church in Honokowai initially invited its sister church, Waiola, to use its facilities — and word quickly spread across town. HPR contributing reporter Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi has this story.

This week we have been hearing from survivors of the Maui wildfires like Kahu ʻĀnela Rosa, a lay minister for the historic Waiola Church, which was lost in the August fire. HPR contributor Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi has more.

Joseph Dutton was a U.S. Civil War lieutenant who later spent 44 years serving those with Hansen’s disease in Kalaupapa, Molokaʻi. Advocates have been gathering evidence about his life and legacy to send to the Vatican for review.

Devotees of two Catholic saints — Damien and Marianne of Molokaʻi — want to see where they spent a pivotal part of their lives caring for Hawaiʻi’s leprosy patients. A pilgrimage to the Kalaupapa settlement is logistically challenging since this beautiful and haunting slice of northern Molokaʻi is defined by its natural isolation.