Sister Agnes Sasagawa, Our Lady of Akita Visionary, Dies at 93
Japanese nun and Catholic convert died Aug. 15.
Results from Tag: 'nagasaki'
The Nagasaki Mission House Built by St. Maximilian Kolbe That Survived the Atomic Bomb
While the bombing devastated both the city of Nagasaki and its large Catholic population, the monastery of Seibo no Kishi located in the mountains on the outskirts of Nagasaki was spared.
Before the Darkness of World War II, St. Maximilian Kolbe Brought Christ’s Light to Nagasaki
This new book on the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki feature a triptych of interweaving lives, including St. Maximilian Kolbe
Nagasaki’s Continuous Martyrdom: From the Hidden Church to the Atomic Bomb
‘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.’
Atomic Bomb Dropped on Nagasaki Killed Two-Thirds of the City’s Catholics 78 Years Ago
Since the 16th century, Nagasaki has been an important center of Catholicism in Japan, initially evangelized by Jesuit and Franciscan missionaries.
Two Sixths of August, 333 Years Apart
‘To remember the past,’ said Pope St. John Paul II in Hiroshima, ‘is to commit oneself to the future.’
Mary, the New Eve, Shall Crush the Serpent’s 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)
Reparation for the Frightful Wounds Inflicted on the Whole Human Family
COMMENTARY: Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen spoke forthrightly about the ethical deformation that came from ignoring moral absolutes and justifying the intrinsically evil decision to use atomic weapons.
Ahead of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Bombing Anniversary, USCCB Prays for Peace
The world's only wartime uses of nuclear weapons took place in 1945's Aug. 6 U.S. attack on Hiroshima and Aug. 9 U.S. attack on Nagasaki.
Catholics in US Called to Solidarity with Japan Ahead of Atomic Bomb Anniversary
The Hiroshima attack killed around 80,000 people instantly, ultimately causing about 130,000 deaths while the attack on Nagasaki instantly killed about 40,000, destroying a third of the city.
