Saturday 21 December |

Saint of the Day: St. Peter Canisius

Japan

Cardinal cap

J-P Mauro

Japanese archbishop had no idea he was to be named cardinal

Benedykt XVI w Kolegium Bernardynów w Paryżu

I.Media

Irish theologian and Japanese sculptor win 2024 Ratzinger Prize

Urakami Cathedral, Nagasaki

J-P Mauro

Nagasaki Cathedral bombed in WWII to finally replace bell

The Old Cathedral of St. Joseph, Tokyo

J-P Mauro

Tokyo’s 1st Catholic church turns 150 years old

Daniel Esparza

Kannon Mary: A secret symbol of Japan’s hidden Christians

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Daniel Esparza

Echoes of Japan’s “hidden Christians” are everywhere in ‘Shogun’

Japan Flag cracks earthquake

J-P Mauro

Catholic churches, schools lend aid after Japan earthquake

Blessed Takayama Ukon

J-P Mauro

Vatican investigates miracles of Japanese Christian samurai

Shuri Castle Gate in Okinawa, Japan

Cerith Gardiner

The wisdom of ikigai, the Japanese secret to longevity

J-P Mauro

Archbishop of Tokyo new president of Caritas Internationalis

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Dolors Massot

How a village in Spain helped a young Japanese girl become a nun

NAGASAKI MARTYRS

Daniel Esparza

A 17th-century letter from Japanese Catholics to Pope Paul V

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Daniel Esparza

Katanas and crucifixes: The Japanese Otomo clan

STATUA VERGINE MARIA EIJI OYAMATSU

Daniel Esparza

A 32-foot-tall Virgin Mary statue set for Nagasaki

Matthew Green

The one day every year when Mary is adorned with origami

Daniel Esparza

The sweet treat that the Jesuits turned into a Japanese delicacy

I.Media

Pope Francis ‘deeply saddened’ by assassination of former Japanese prime minister

Tempura

Daniel Esparza

The surprising Catholic origins of Japanese tempura

atomic bomb

Inma Alvarez

The Catholic priest who blessed the atomic bomb repented later in life

OLYMPICS

Cerith Gardiner

The Japanese man who became a star at the Olympics because of his simple sign

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