This Japanese, who served his country as its prime minister five times, kept his Catholic faith throughout his life in secret. Probably because he was a politician and the majority of Japan were followers of Shinto and Buddhism.
The Pope expressed solidarity with those suffering, those who have lost loved ones, saying he was "deeply saddened to learn of the loss of life and damage caused by the earthquake in the Ishikawa prefecture."
“We also pray that the investigation of Ukon's miracles will be completed, approved, and canonized at least within the next year or two,” said Archbishop Thomas Aquinas Manyo Cardinal Maeda.
