The Catholic Church’s weekly newspaper in Japan ended its 102-year history with the March 30 edition, unable to bear the ...

Major Religions: Folk Shinto 51.8%, Buddhism 34.9%, Shinto sects 4%, Christianity 2.3%, Others 7% Some scholars believe the Nestorian version of Christianity existed in Japan in the 6th century. While ...

What led a former nun to organize within the Catholic Church to defend every woman's right to an abortion? Well, it wasn't overnight that Christian feminist and sociologist Maria Jose Rosado ...

During his pontificate, Francis’ 44 previous foreign visits have included South Korea, Japan, Philippines ... But, state-sanctioned Catholic churches were, for decades, run by bishops appointed ...