The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 20:24:49 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb On flight to Panama, Pope Francis confirms November trip to Japan /home/international/item/28824-on-flight-to-panama-pope-francis-confirms-november-trip-to-japan /home/international/item/28824-on-flight-to-panama-pope-francis-confirms-november-trip-to-japan ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT TO PANAMA – While speaking to a journalist aboard his flight to Panama, Pope Francis confirmed that he will visit Japan this year.
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Wed, 23 Jan 2019 10:59:14 -0500 Speaking Out: Lessons from Hiroshima /item/26870-speaking-out-lessons-from-hiroshima /item/26870-speaking-out-lessons-from-hiroshima I was reading Dennis Bocks’ for English class last semester. The book follows the story of three main characters affected by the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima during the Second World War.
]]> YSN: Speaking Out Fri, 23 Feb 2018 08:37:32 -0500 17th century Samurai martyr beatified in Japan /faith/item/24318-17th-century-samurai-martyr-beatified-in-japan /faith/item/24318-17th-century-samurai-martyr-beatified-in-japan

TOKYO, Japan – A 17th century Catholic Samurai and martyr was beatified during a Mass in ‎Osaka, Japan on Tuesday.

]]> cna-ewtn@catholicregister.org (CNA/EWTN News) Faith Sat, 11 Feb 2017 05:59:00 -0500 U.S. bishop in Japan: American bishops will push for nuclear disarmament /home/international/item/20688-u-s-bishop-in-japan-american-bishops-will-push-for-nuclear-disarmament /home/international/item/20688-u-s-bishop-in-japan-american-bishops-will-push-for-nuclear-disarmament

HIROSHIMA, Japan - For a long minute on a sunny morning, silence fell over the memorial park that commemorates the Aug. 6, 1945, atomic bombing of the city.

]]> International Thu, 06 Aug 2015 15:30:00 -0400 Pope Francis heads East, pointing to a new future for his Western Church /faith/item/18622-pope-francis-heads-east-pointing-to-a-new-future-for-his-western-church /faith/item/18622-pope-francis-heads-east-pointing-to-a-new-future-for-his-western-church

Pope Francis departs Aug. 14 on a five-day trip to South Korea, his first to Asia and the start of an important new papal focus on the region: In January, Francis will return to visit Sri Lanka and the Philippines, and a trip to Japan — where the Pope wanted to go as a young priest — is reportedly under consideration.

]]> rns@catholicregister.org (Religion News Service) Vatican Tue, 12 Aug 2014 11:00:00 -0400 Toronto's prayers offered on anniversary of Japanese earthquake /item/14045-torontos-prayers-offered-on-anniversary-of-japanese-earthquake /item/14045-torontos-prayers-offered-on-anniversary-of-japanese-earthquake

TORONTO - Though they’ve watched from a distance, TorontoöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Japanese Catholic Community has prayed with intensity for Japan as the country continues to rebuild following the devastation of the 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that struck March 11, 2011.

The small group gathered on the first anniversary of the disaster for its regular monthly Mass, and special prayers for Japan.

Many of the Japanese Catholics at Mass had come from an ecumenical and interfaith prayer service earlier in the day at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre.

]]> mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) Canada: Toronto-GTA Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:31:08 -0400