The Catholic Church on Wednesday officially launched its Hawaii bicentennial celebration marking 200 years since the arrival of its first missionaries.
The Diocese of Honolulu is preparing to commemorate a historic moment: the 200th anniversary of Catholicism's arrival in Hawaii, United States. The diocese announced the bicentennial celebrations during a press conference on June 17. The commemorations will reflect the events of July 7, 1827, when French friars from the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, the first Catholic missionaries to arrive in Hawaii. The article, "Diocese…