In Tokyo alone this Easter, more than 100 individuals will be baptized,” Cardinal Isao Kikuchi of Tokyo told Crux Now, among ...

A Catholic-run center in Japan’s capital Tokyo that has been serving migrants and refugees for over three decades has committed to strengthen ‘multicultural coexistence’ among people from various ...

Nursing students at a Catholic university in Japan learn to integrate professional skills with values of love, dignity, and holistic care, reflecting the study’s findings on Catholic identity in ...

Catholic bishops in Japan have urged the complete abolition of nuclear weapons, reminding the world of the deadly experiences of survivors of atomic bombings in their nation. The Catholic Bishops’ ...

The Catholic Church in Japan said Tuesday it will launch an internal probe into claims of sexual abuse against children by its clergy, after a wave of paedophilia revelations worldwide. The standing ...

A child with other people walks around a cage to look at bugs at an exhibition devoted to insects in Tokyo, Japan, July 31, 2025. (Credit: Yuri Kageyama/AP.) Listen Shortly after Pope Leo XIV lamented ...

Eighty years after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, several Catholic cardinals and archbishops will visit Japan for a pilgrimage of peace this August. Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago; Cardinal ...

As the world marks the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki — and as renewed nuclear threats emerge in current conflicts — several U.S. Catholic bishops will travel to ...