POPE FRANCIS' VISIT TO THAILAND AND JAPAN
Pope Francis concludes Asia visit, urges Christians to protect life
The great religions teach tolerance, harmony, and mercy, not fear, division, and conflict, he told Japanese youth
Pope Francis pays tribute to Japanese martyrs
Pope urged the people of Japan never to forget their heroic sacrifice
Pope calls for international unity against weapons of mass destruction
In a world where millions live in inhumane conditions there’s no excuse to squander money on such destructive weapons, pope said
The Filipino fighting for a Japanese samurai’s sainthood
As Pope Francis visits Japan, an 83-year-old Filipino historian is hoping the pontiff will recognize a Japanese samurai who once offered his life for...
Pope cites Church’s ‘apostolic approach’ to Japanese culture
Catholics in Japan are a minority, but this must not diminish the commitment to evangelization, pope tells bishops
Pope Francis calls attention to increasing rates of suicide in Japan
The pontiff told Japanese bishops that the lives of the country's young people need special care and protection
From all over the world, they came to see the pope
Seeing the pope up close was "a rare life experience" for Alexis Yu and his family from the central Philippine city of Tacloban.
They went...
Pope asks youth to keep their faith burning
Without a firm sense of faith, young people can easily be swayed by the voices of this world, he said during homily
Filipino missionaries in Thailand accept pope’s challenge
Pontiff told them to find new ways in delivering the Good News
Pope tells Asian bishops to be servants, not managers
The pope told the bishops to be unafraid to take to the streets and come face to face with the people in their care
Pope tells priests, religious to find new ways to talk about...
He urged local church leaders to seek new ways to transmit the Word capable of awakening the desire to know the Lord
Photos capture papal Mass attended by thousands
Tens of thousands at stadium Mass, a highlight of the pope’s four-day visit to the kingdom
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