Tag: Japan
Execution sparks call for death sentence abolition from Church in Japan
TOKYO (UCAN): Japanese Catholic bishops’ Justice and Peace Commission expressed sadness after a 39-year-old Tomohiro…
First Filipino bishop installed in Japan
MANILA (UCAN): Bishop Edgar Gacutan was officially installed on March 19 as the new bishop…
Prayers in Japan 11 years after tsunami and nuclear disaster
Eleven years after an earthquake and tsunami left 18,500 people dead or unaccounted for and…
A reminder of heated Christian martyrdom in 17th century Japan
Cristian Martini Grimaldi, Tokyo The journey through Nagasaki Prefecture starts from a small town with…
New archbishop for Nagasaki
TOKYO (UCAN): On 28 December 2021, the Vatican announced that Pope Francis had named Auxiliary…
