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Visiting Italian president, pope urges multilateralism, welcome of migrants

Archbishop Isao Kikuchi

Top Asian cardinal says ‘no one is exempt’ from synodal path for Church

Sep 6
Nirmala Carvalho

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, center, and Empress Masako bow in front of the cenotaph dedicated to the victims of the atomic bombing as they visit the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan Thursday, June 19, 2025. Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui is at left. (Credit: Kai Naito/Kyodo News via AP.)

A world without nuclear weapons is needed, Japanese cardinal says

Aug 5
Nirmala Carvalho

Cardinal-designate Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi of Tokyo speaks at an Oct. 8, 2024, press briefing at the Vatican for the Synod of Bishops. (Credit: Lola Gomez/CNS.)

Japanese cardinal explains why Pope Leo XIV was chosen in the conclave

May 12
Nirmala Carvalho

Cardinal Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, Archbishop of Tokyo, Japan, right, receives his cardinal’s biretta from Pope Francis in St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican on Dec. 7, 2024. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Japanese cardinal denies knowledge of sexual abuse case

May 6
Nirmala Carvalho

Pope Francis in Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan, on Nov. 26, 2019. (Credit: Pool Photo via AP.)

Japanese cardinal remembers influence of Pope Francis in the world

Apr 23
Nirmala Carvalho

Myanmar’s military officers search through the rubble of a collapse building following Friday’s earthquake in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on April 1, 2025. (Credit: AP photo.)

Cardinal head of Caritas says Church giving aid to Myanmar after earthquake

Apr 2
Nirmala Carvalho

Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David, President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, leads an Ash Wednesday liturgy, urging Catholics to embrace genuine charity, holiness, and penance. (Credit: Diocese of Kalookan.)

Bishops in Asia pledge to increase Synodality in the Church

Mar 18
Nirmala Carvalho

Priya Kathpal, right, and Taylor Williamson, left, who work for a company doing contract work for USAID carry signs in Washington, DC. (Credit: Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP.)

Cardinal leading Caritas Internationalis says U.S. must see ‘negative impact’ of actions

Feb 13
Nirmala Carvalho

Displaced Palestinians return to their homes in the northern Gaza Strip, following Israel’s decision to allow thousands of them to go back for the first time since the early weeks of the 15-month war with Hamas, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. (Credit: Abdel Kareem Hana/AP.)

Japanese cardinal supports efforts to aid Gaza, but questions plans to bring injured to Japan

Feb 5
Nirmala Carvalho

Archbishop Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi of Tokyo speaks during a briefing about the assembly of the Synod of Bishops at the Vatican Oct. 20, 2023. (Credit: Lola Gomez/CNS.)

New Japanese cardinal hopes his appointment is a ‘source of creating hope’

Dec 9, 2024
Nirmala Carvalho

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