Pope Francis meets with victims of the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear accident that struck the Japanese city of Fukushima in 2011.
On his third day in Japan, Pope Francis meets the victims of the earthquake, tsunami and Fukushima nuclear accident of 2011. He reminds us we are all members of ...
Our correspondent in Tokyo pieces together Pope Francis’ schedule for the third day of his Apostolic Journey to Japan.
Sing your heart out? Wave the Vatican flag and take selfies? Reflect and pray in silence? A series of videos by Vatican News’ Alessandro Guarasci, who is ...
On the penultimate day of his November 19-26 Apostolic Journey in Thailand and Japan, Pope Francis met representatives of the Scholas Occurrentes at the ...
Pope Francis addresses members of civil society and the diplomatic corps, in Japan, and urges them to cherish their precious cultural heritage, maintaining ...
One rendezvous Pope Francis never misses during an Apostolic Visit abroad is meeting with young people, “the builders of tomorrow’s society”. That meeting took ...
Pope Francis meets with the Emperor of Japan, Naruhito, at the Tokyo Imperial Palace on Monday.
A sixty-second video sums up Pope Francis' poignant day in two Japanese cities that symbolise the tragedy of nuclear warfare: Nagasaki and Hiroshima.
Pope Francis celebrates Mass on Monday afternoon at the Tokyo Dome stadium. In his homily, the Pope says we need to get our priorities right, in line with the ...
Celebrating his first public Mass in Japan on the Feast of Christ the King on Sunday, Pope Francis draws attention to the good thief in Luke’s Gospel. His ...
Our correspondent in Tokyo highlights some of the themes running through Pope Francis’ second day in Japan.
On his first full day in Japan, Pope Francis visits the Hiroshima Peace Memorial and describes it as a place where death and life, loss and rebirth, suffering ...
One of the faithful at Pope Francis’ Mass on Sunday in the Baseball Stadium in Nagasaki talks of the joy of being able to be present at the event.
Visiting the Peace Memorial in Nagasaki on Sunday morning, Pope Francis confirms that peace and security cannot be guaranteed through false security based on ...
Our correspondent in Tokyo gives us a glimpse of the start of Pope Francis’ Apostolic Journey to Japan.
The development of the Catholic Church’s Magisterium on the tragic reality of war, in the light of the devastation of the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and ...
Visiting the Monument to the Martyrs in Nagasaki, Pope Francis describes the Japanese martyrs as a living memory, and a spur to renewed evangelization in Japan. ...
In his first meeting in Japan, Pope Francis encourages Japan’s tiny Catholic community to witness daily to the Lord by protecting life and proclaiming the ...
Pope Francis arrives at Tokyo's Haneda airport at the start of his Apostolic Journey to Japan, following the path Pope St John Paul II trod 38 years ago.
Pope Francis on Saturday began the 2nd leg of the 32nd Apostolic Journey, when he left Bangkok, Thailand, and flew to Japan. In this video, we briefly bring ...
Aboard the papal plane bound for Tokyo, Pope Francis sends his greetings to the Heads of State of the countries flown over.
Archbishop Louis Chamniern Santisukniran, of Thare and Nonseng in Thailand’s North East reflects on the impact of Pope Francis’ visit to the country.
Pope Francis concludes the first leg of his 32nd Apostolic Journey, boarding the papal plane in Bangkok and departing for Japan.
A one-minute video gives us a peek of Pope Francis' second - and last - full day in Bangkok as the first leg of his Apostolic Visit to Thailand and Japan draws ...
Pope Francis meets with the leaders of Thailand's traditional religions, and leaders of the different Christian denominations in Bangkok's Chulalongkorn ...
Fr. Claudio Corti is a priest of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME). He says people from North Thailand have waited for over 30 years to see ...
Pope Francis celebrates Mass for young people Friday evening in Bangkok’s Cathedral. A strong faith based on a deep friendship with Jesus, he says, will see ...
Pope Francis meets Christian leaders and leaders of other religions at Bangkok’s Chulalongkorn University, telling them co-operation and mutual respect are ...
Pope Francis addresses the Bishops of Thailand and of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) at the Shrine of Blessed Nicholas Bunkerd Kitbamrung ...
Pope Francis meets with priests, religious, consecrated men and women, seminarians and catechists in Bangkok, and shares guidelines on how to achieve apostolic ...
Pope Francis denounces the money squandered on the manufacture of atomic weapons as “an affront crying out to heaven".
Highlights of Pope Saint John Paul II's visit to Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
How is the Gospel proclaimed? Starting from the loving gaze Jesus had for all he encountered. This is how Pope Francis speaks of mission and inculturation in ...
Cardinal John Tong Hon, the Apostolic Administrator of Hong Kong,refers to the current difficult situation in Hong Kong and invites all parties to engage in ...
As Pope Francis continues to meet with various elements of Japan's society, a Jesuit professor at Tokyo’s Sophia University describes the relationship people ...
Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich is deeply tied to the Land of the Rising Sun. He speaks of his experience in Nagasaki where he was deeply touched by the faith of ...
On the Feast of Christ the King, the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life announces the establishment of an International Youth Advisory Body
As Pope Francis pays homage to Japan’s Catholic martyrs, one descendant of the “hidden Christians” says his ancestors left him a witness of faith.
The Catholic faithful of the Archdiocese of Osaka are eagerly participating in Pope Francis’ Apostolic Journey to Japan, according to a local bishop.
The World Evangelical Alliance holds its General Assembly in Jakarta, Indonesia, and invites a Catholic observer for the first time since its foundation, in ...
Just a few days before Pope Francis’ arrival in Japan, the nation’s government recognizes the Japanese-language characters that the Catholic Church has used for ...
For the staff and volunteers at the St Louis Hospital in Bangkok, the Pope’s visit is an opportunity to spread the Good News of Christ with love and ...
Video footage shot by an Iranian Christian father and his son held in detention on the Hungarian-Serbian border underscores international concerns about the ...
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