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Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki killed two-thirds of the city’s Catholics 78 years ago

August 9, 2023 Catholic News Agency 7

A Catholic Church in Nagasaki, destroyed by the Aug. 9, 1945, atomic bombing of the city. Public domain / null

ACI Prensa Staff, Aug 9, 2023 / 16:30 pm (CNA).
Today marks the 78th anniversary of the second atomic bomb dropped by the United Stat… […]

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Investigation opened into alleged abuse by Paris Foreign Mission Society priests

June 21, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

The Church of Foreign Missions in Paris. / Credit: EBASCOL/Shutterstock

Vatican City, Jun 21, 2023 / 11:45 am (CNA).
French bishops announced Wednesday that the newly established National Canonical Criminal Tribunal will open an investigation i… […]

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Japanese governmental panel backs abortion pill amid small pro-life protests

April 25, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

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Washington D.C., Apr 25, 2023 / 15:20 pm (CNA).
Japan is now one step closer to legalizing an abortion pill despite some pushback from a small but dedicated pro-life movement protesting the government’s efforts.&nbs… […]

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Japanese government to investigate forced sterilization of intellectually disabled people

January 27, 2023 Catholic News Agency 3

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St. Louis, Mo., Jan 27, 2023 / 11:10 am (CNA).
Japan’s health minister announced Jan. 20 that the government is launching an investigation into reports that a Japanese social service agency has been recommending sterilizatio… […]

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Japanese prime minister vows to take action on declining birthrate

January 25, 2023 Catholic News Agency 5

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St. Louis, Mo., Jan 25, 2023 / 14:30 pm (CNA).
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida recently warned that Japan’s birthrate — one of the lowest in the world — is not sustainable and that the ongoing population decline in the co… […]

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The unlikely hero of India: St. Francis Xavier 

December 3, 2022 Catholic News Agency 6

A 17th-century Japanese depiction of St. Francis Xavier, from the Kobe City Museum collection. / Public Domain.

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 3, 2022 / 04:00 am (CNA).
How far would you go to serve God? Would you be willing to travel to t… […]

The Dispatch

Unconditional surrender and the totalitarian temptation

August 2, 2022 Jerry Salyer 13

As the anniversary of the atomic bombing of Japan approaches, it is worth pondering the concept of unconditional surrender – a policy often regarded by Catholic critics of the bombing as the real reason the […]

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Pope Francis sends condolences to Japan after Shinzo Abe shot

July 9, 2022 Catholic News Agency 4

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Vatican City, Jul 9, 2022 / 05:30 am (CNA).
Pope Francis expressed his condolences at the assassination of Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister of Japan, who was shot on Friday while giving a speech in the city of Nar… […]

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Japan’s PM tells Vatican of concern about human rights in Hong Kong and Xinjiang

May 4, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

Pope Francis meets with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the Vatican, May 4, 2022. / Vatican Media.

Vatican City, May 4, 2022 / 10:57 am (CNA).
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met with Pope Francis on Wednesday and told Vatican off… […]

The Dispatch

Facing our own humanity: A review of Sono Ayako’s Miracles

October 7, 2021 John Tuttle 3

Maximilian Maria Kolbe has become a brilliant pillar and testament to Christian sacrifice in the decades following World War II. It was a war that dipped beyond the technological advances that contributed to all the […]

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