Japan’s diplomatic relations with the Vatican date back to the arrival of Francis Xavier (1502–1552) and the subsequent history of the hidden Christians. This is not remembered by the Vatican as a ...

On the day celebrating the Jubilee of the Poor, a priest from the Diocese of Tokyo reflects on how he included the night-time ...

The best way to describe him is as the anti-polarization pope. His biggest issues are peace and unity. He knows he’s ...

Japan’s government, Church leaders, atomic bomb survivors and lay Catholics have welcomed the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope and first Augustinian friar to assume the papacy, ...

Tap on the blue circle to take a look at photos from the funeral for Pope Francis. 1 of 28 The coffin of Pope Francis arrives at St. Mary Major Basilica for his burial ceremony, in Rome, Saturday, ...