Category Archives: Japan Scene

Remembering Hiroshima

Posted on August 9, 2022 by Bradly Rozairo

Brad Rozairo OMI — The “Ten Days for Peace” is the annual period of prayer held by the Church in Japan from August 6 to 15, to remember the victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This was established by the … Continue reading →

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2022 Ten Days of Prayer for Peace – ‘Peace is possible; peace is a duty’

Posted on July 30, 2022 by editor

A Message from the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan This is a year in which peace has been violently trampled. The dignity of life is neglected and its protection has been shoved aside. We will enter our Ten … Continue reading →

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Is it really possible to love our enemies?

Posted on March 1, 2022 by Jerome Novotny

Jerome Novotny OMI – It has been about two months now since one of the great moral voices of the world has died – Archbishop Desmond Tutu. As the first black Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa, he worked to bring an end to … Continue reading →

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Message of his Holiness Pope Francis for Lent 2022

Posted on March 1, 2022 by editor

“Let us not grow tired of doing good, for in due time we shall reap our harvest,if we do not give up. So then, while we have the opportunity,let us do good to all” (Gal 6:9-10)

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Message of His Holiness Pope Francis for the Thirtieth World Day of the Sick –

Posted on February 3, 2022 by editor

Dear brothers and sisters: Thirty years ago, Saint John Paul II instituted the World Day of the Sick to encourage the people of God, Catholic health institutions and civil society to be increasingly attentive to the sick and to those … Continue reading →

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Message of His Holiness Pope Francis For The Fifth World Day of the Poor

Posted on November 15, 2021 by editor

“The poor you will always have with you” (Mk 14:7) 1. “The poor you will always have with you” (Mk 14:7). Jesus spoke these words at a meal in Bethany, in the home of a certain Simon, known as the leper, a few … Continue reading →

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A SPECIAL MONTH TO “PROTECT ALL LIFE”: September 1 ～ October 4, 2021

Posted on September 3, 2021 by editor

The Bishops of Japan have established the period from September 1 to October 4 (the Memorial of St. Francis of Assisi) as “the special month to PROTECT ALL LIFE.” Below is a messagefrom the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of … Continue reading →

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Pope Francis Says, “Abortion is the Death Penalty for the Unborn.”

Posted on May 24, 2021 by Jerome Novotny

(Pastoral Statement of Bishop Michael Pfeifer, OMI) Abortion Is The Leading Cause Of Death In The USA And Worldwide More human beings died in abortion that any other cause of death in 2020. The statistics compiled by Worldometers gives the … Continue reading →

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On the moral illicitness of the use of vaccines made from cells derived from aborted human fetuses

Posted on February 18, 2021 by editor

December 12, 2020Catholic Teachings In recent weeks, news agencies and various information sources have reported that, in response to the Covid-19 emergency, some countries have produced vaccines using cell lines from aborted human fetuses. In other countries, such vaccines are … Continue reading →

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Japanese, Korean bishops oppose dumping of radioactive water into the sea

Posted on February 18, 2021 by editor

By Robin Gomes: Catholic bishops in South Korea and Japan have issued a joint statement opposing the Japanese government’s decision to dump radioactive water from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea.

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Message of the Holy Father Francis for Lent 2021

Posted on February 17, 2021 by Bradly Rozairo

The following is the text of the Message of the Holy Father Francis for Lent 2021, entitled: “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem “ (Mt 20: 18). Lent: a Time for Renewing Faith, Hope and Love:

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A Culture of Care as a Path to Peace

Posted on January 2, 2021 by Jerome Novotny

MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCEFOR THE CELEBRATION OF THE 54th WORLD DAY OF PEACE1 JANUARY 2021 A CULTURE OF CARE AS A PATH TO PEACE 1. At the dawn of a new year, I extend cordial greetings to Heads … Continue reading →

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