State funeral for slain Japanese former leader was divisive, archbishop says
Japan’s decision to give a rare state funeral to former prime minister Shinzo Abe “divided society,” according to the archbishop of Tokyo.
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by bcadmin | Sep 28, 2022 | Assassinations, Church in Asia, Japan, lead, News, Tokyo | 0 |
Japan’s decision to give a rare state funeral to former prime minister Shinzo Abe “divided society,” according to the archbishop of Tokyo.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 13, 2022 | Assassinations, Bishops, Church in Asia, Japan, lead, News, peace, Prayer, Ukraine, Ukraine Crisis, Violence | 0 |
Days after the shooting of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and as the war in Ukraine continues to rage, Japan’s bishops have issued statements condemning the violence and urging leaders to prioritize efforts toward dialogue and peace.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 12, 2022 | Assassinations, Catholic News Service, Church in Asia, Japan, News | 0 |
The president of the Japanese bishops’ conference strongly condemned the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and deplored violence as a means of solving differences of political opinion.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 11, 2022 | Assassinations, Catholic News Service, Church in Asia, Japan, News, Nuclear arms treaty, President Joe Biden | 0 |
U.S. President Joe Biden said he was stunned, outraged and saddened over the killing of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jun 11, 2022 | Archbishop Thomas Wenski, Archdiocese of Miami, Assassinations, Church in the Americas, Earthquake, Haiti, lead, News, USCCB | 0 |
In about two months time the one year anniversary of an earthquake and presidential assassination in Hati will have passed, yet the state of the nation appears to be worse, or as Archbishop Thomas Wenski describes: “As bad as it’s ever been.”
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