The deep connection between Catholicism and Japan
August 15 represents a fitting conclusion to the period from the Transfiguration to the Assumption, a nine-day span suggesting a uniquely powerful novena that helped end WWII.
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Articles tagged nagasaki
Pope Leo calls for ‘lasting peace’ on 80th anniversary of Hiroshima bombing
In powerful letter to Hiroshima’s bishop, Pope Leo condemned nuclear weapons and urged world leaders to 'reject the illusion of security' rooted in mutual destruction.
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Majority of Israelis support ethnic cleansing and starvation of Gazans; 58% say army using too little firepower
As Israel’s full blockade of Gaza grinds on, members of the Knesset affirm their determination to starve and ethnically cleanse the people of Gaza, reflecting mainstream views of the nation.
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Palestinian Christian leaders sharply admonish USCCB for collaboration with Zionists
Facing Israel’s ‘war of extermination’ against them, Holy Land Christians cry out against a USCCB document which encourages their oppression and even classifies the Gospel as ‘antisemitism.'
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Religious Zionist settlers savagely assault Palestinian Oscar winner for exposing their crimes
The brutal attack on Palestinian director and Oscar winner Hamdan Ballal reveals the depravity of Israel’s settler movement, which pits Catholic authorities and the vast majority of the world against the violent heresy of Zionism.
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Israeli extremist rabbis instruct soldiers heading to Gaza: ‘Kill all their children’
While many tens of thousands of Jews reject Zionism altogether, fundamentalist rabbis openly calling for the genocide of Palestinians, including children, are not as rare as one would hope, nor is their influence.
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On Holocaust Memorial Day, Jewish group protests Israel’s ‘sadistic’ genocide in Gaza
The gathering, including at least one Holocaust survivor, lamented the ‘horror’ of the ‘ongoing holocaust’ in Palestine and the thousands of dead under the rubble, drew parallels between both genocides, and affirmed ‘never again’ means ‘for everyone.’
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Why a ‘no-first-use’ nuclear policy could make the world a safer place
America’s current ‘launch on warning’ nuclear response policy increases the danger of accidental nuclear war. Adopting a truly defensive position, such as ‘no-first-use,’ would be a bold move in favor of peace.
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How the Japanese martyrs can teach us to sacrifice everything for Christ
American Catholics are not forced into a definitive act of apostasy to save their skin. There is subtler coercion to accept heresy by disregarding Catholic teaching on sexual morality that is now unwelcome in the public square and many church pews.
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Japanese Catholic to unveil world’s tallest Marian statue after 40 years of work
The artist started the 10-meter statue after Pope St. John Paul II's visit to Nagasaki in 1981.
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