Pastoral Orientations On Human Trafficking

Posted on May 23, 2019 by editor

Pope Francis attaches enormous importance to the plight of the millions
of men, women and children who are trafficked and enslaved. They are
among the most dehumanized and discarded of people in the modern
world and all over the world. Human trafficking, he says, is an “atrocious
scourge,” an “aberrant plague” and an “open wound on the body of
contemporary society.” Continue reading →

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Towards the Global Compacts on Migrants and on Refugees 2018

Posted on May 23, 2019 by editor

Click to view:  Towards the Global Compacts 2018

Migrants and Refugees Section
Integral Human Development
Palazzo San Calisto
00120 Vatican City

Table of Contents

*Introduction
*Message for the 51st World Day of Peace
*20 Pastoral Action Points
*20 Action Points for the Global Compacts
*Conclusion

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Responding To Refugees and Migrants, 20 Pastoral Action Points

Posted on May 23, 2019 by editor

Click to view:  20 Pastoral Action Points

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Talitha Kum Japan – (Network against Trafficking in Persons)

Posted on May 23, 2019 by editor

This is to share with you what transpired during the meeting on Human Trafficking sponsored by Talitha Kum (Japan) where I also serve as a member of the steering committee (we function under the umbrella of J-Carm which is the episcopal commission for migrants and refugees). Continue reading →

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Memorial Service in Osaka

Posted on May 18, 2019 by editor

The Sri Lankan community living in the Kansai region of Japan came together on April 28th to remember and pray for the victims and the injured in the terror attacks that took place on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka. The memorial service which was organized by the Kansai Japan Sri Lanka National Organization (KJSNO) was conducted by a Buddhist monk and Catholic priests. The prayer service was attended by more than hundred people at the Yodogawa River Park in Hirakata City, Osaka. It was an occasion to express our sympathy and solidarity with the people back in Sri Lanka and to pray for peace in the country. Continue reading →

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Cruise Experience

Posted on May 9, 2019 by editor

Well I’m back from the Cruise and I’m at our usual Spring study session. The cruise experience was wonderful. Continue reading →

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Meeting with Fr. Marek in Kochi

Posted on May 9, 2019 by editor

Only Jerry Novotny and I attended the full meeting. Iwo had gone to bed because he was very tired. Iru had Mass during that time and came late and didn’t open his mouth once. Of course, he’d been alone in the car with Marek for 2 hours coming from Naruto and he’ll spend the day with Mark showing him Aki, Akaoka, the Catholic Cemetery and Enokuchi, before he brings him to the airport this evening. Continue reading →

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Spring Meeting 2019: “MIGRATION IN ASIA”

Posted on April 6, 2019 by editor

The theme of our spring meeting, April 2, 2019, was “Migrants, Refugees and People on the Move”. Continue reading →

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613,000 in Japan aged 40 to 64 are recluses, says first government survey of hikikomori

Posted on March 30, 2019 by editor

About 613,000 people aged 40 to 64 are believed to fall into the category of recluses, who hide themselves away in their homes without working, the government’s first survey on the age group showed Friday. Continue reading →

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Suicide now leading cause of death among children aged 10 to 14 in Japan

Posted on March 23, 2019 by editor

Suicide has become the leading cause of death among children aged 10 to 14 in Japan for the first time in the postwar period, an analysis of government demographic data has shown. Continue reading →

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