Pope Sends Message of Condolence to Victims of Deadly Earthquake in Japan
More than 50 people were reported dead as of Tuesday morning, with reports of tens of thousands of homes having been destroyed in the tremor.
More than 50 people were reported dead as of Tuesday morning, with reports of tens of thousands of homes having been destroyed in the tremor.
The Diocese of Takamatsu has joined with the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Osaka to create the new Archdiocese of Osaka-Takamatsu.
With the blockbuster movie ‘Oppenheimer’ also focusing attention on the morality of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, the bishops hope their ‘Pilgrimage of Peace’ helps bring an end to nuclear weapons.
A stronghold of Christendom once flourished in Japan, with a peninsula called Shimabara at its head.
“After his fall, man was not abandoned by God. On the contrary, God calls him and in a mysterious way heralds … the first announcement of the Messiah and Redeemer, of a battle between the serpent and the Woman, and of the final victory of a descendant of hers.” (CCC 410)
A dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass is still in place in the Tokyo Archdiocese. The city of Tokyo has already enforced a state of emergency ahead of the Olympic Games, which are scheduled to begin on July 23.
The Holy Father continued to pray for peace Sunday, calling for an end to war and the threat of nuclear weapons.
The Holy Father spoke of and prayed for peace at the site of the World War II bombing.
The archbishop's remarks came shortly before Pope Francis is due to visit Nov. 23-26.
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