Tag: Japan
Meet Cardinal-elect Tarcisius Isao Kikuchi of Tokyo
In a wide-ranging interview with Vatican Media, Cardinal-elect Tarcisius Isao Kikuchi of Tokyo, Japan, and President of Caritas...
‘First’ church in Japan celebrates 150th anniversary
Tsukiji Church, a cornerstone of Catholic heritage in Tokyo, celebrated its 150th anniversary with a Thanksgiving Mass on June 30...
Caritas Japan President: Accompany our people in prayer after earthquakes
A week after a major earthquake struck the west coast of Japan, thousands of people are still without water and electricity and have yet...
Japanese and US Bishops pledge partnership for a nuclear-free world
Five Japanese and US bishops pledge to work together towards a “world without nuclear weapons” and call for concrete progress...
Japan’s Bishops promote peace and the abolition of nuclear weapons
As Catholics in Japan commemorate the 75th anniversary of the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by an atomic bomb, their Bishops take steps to promote peace and abolish nuclear weapons.
Pope Francis says goodbye to Asia
Pope Francis ended his fourth trip to Asia today, 26 November in a very personal way by spending the morning with fellow Jesuits before boarding a flight back to Rome.