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Catholicism and martyrdom in Japan: Church marks 400 years since Edo massacre

December 17, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Oura Church in Nagasaki, Japan. / Credit: Sean Pavone/Shutterstock

CNA Staff, Dec 17, 2023 / 07:00 am (CNA).
Catholics in Japan have endured centuries of persecution. The currently small — but devout — presence of the Church in Japan is built u… […]

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