Japanese Catholic newspaper ends 102 years of publication
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Japanese Catholic newspaper ends 102 years of publication

TOKYO (UCAN): The Katorikku Shimbun, the weekly newspaper of the Catholic Church in Japan, ended…

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Promoting multicultural coexistence in Japan
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Promoting multicultural coexistence in Japan

TOKYO (Agenzia Fides): The Japanese call it tabunka kyōsei, that is, “multicultural coexistence”. It is…

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Diocese of Nagoya reopens kindergartens to help quake victims
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Diocese of Nagoya reopens kindergartens to help quake victims

TOKYO (AsiaNews): A support centre set up at the Kanazawa Catholic Church, in the Diocese…

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Pilgrims flock to Japan’s Our Lady of Akita
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Pilgrims flock to Japan’s Our Lady of Akita

As a minority religious group in Japan, Catholicism holds a smaller presence compared to other…

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The fading Japanese Church, the growing Church in Japan
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The fading Japanese Church, the growing Church in Japan

Father William Grimm MM The number of foreigners living in Japan has reached an all-time…

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