Church in Asia Pope names new bishop of Oita in Japan On April 5, 2022, Pope Francis appointed Sulpizio Shinzo Moriyama, a priest of Fukuoka, as Bishop of the Diocese of Oita.
Asian News First Filipino Bishop ordained in Japan First Filipino priest appointed as a new bishop of a diocese in Japan assumed his new responsibility on March 19, 2022.
World News US bishops call for prayers to mark 75th year of Hiroshima, Nagasaki bombings Catholic bishops in the United States called on the faithful this week to pray for peace ahead of the 75th anniversary of the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
News Amid coronavirus, public Masses suspended in most Japanese dioceses More dioceses in Japan have shut down Mass for the coming weeks in response to the ongoing outbreak of the coronavirus nationwide.