
Tokyo’s Cardinal-Elect Kikuchi Is a Missionary, Manager and Papabile
In the same week, Japan received a new cardinal and the Nobel Peace Prize.
In the same week, Japan received a new cardinal and the Nobel Peace Prize.
ANALYSIS: Respect has been a defining element of the relationship between Rome and Tokyo.
ANALYSIS: 4 Things I Learned in 14 Days in Japan
‘After Christ’s example, I forgive my persecutors. I do not hate them. I ask God to have pity on all, and I hope my blood will fall on my fellow men as a fruitful rain.’
More than 50 people were reported dead as of Tuesday morning, with reports of tens of thousands of homes having been destroyed in the tremor.
The Diocese of Takamatsu has joined with the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Osaka to create the new Archdiocese of Osaka-Takamatsu.
With the blockbuster movie ‘Oppenheimer’ also focusing attention on the morality of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, the bishops hope their ‘Pilgrimage of Peace’ helps bring an end to nuclear weapons.
A stronghold of Christendom once flourished in Japan, with a peninsula called Shimabara at its head.
“After his fall, man was not abandoned by God. On the contrary, God calls him and in a mysterious way heralds … the first announcement of the Messiah and Redeemer, of a battle between the serpent and the Woman, and of the final victory of a descendant of hers.” (CCC 410)
A dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass is still in place in the Tokyo Archdiocese. The city of Tokyo has already enforced a state of emergency ahead of the Olympic Games, which are scheduled to begin on July 23.
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