Cardinal-elect Kikuchi: Migrants and dialogue are Japan’s path to stability

Cardinal-elect Kikuchi: Migrants and dialogue are Japan’s path to stability

Vatican news Cardinal-elect Tarcisius Isao Kikuchi, Archbishop of Tokyo, stressed the importance of dialogue for global and local stability. By LiCAS News In an interview with the Vatican Fides news agencyThe 66-year-old Archbishop of Tokyo, who is also president of Caritas Internationalis, shared his views on the challenges and opportunities facing Japan and the Catholic…

Archbishop Najeeb: In ISIS-scarred Northern Iraq, a ‘return to humanity’

Archbishop Najeeb: In ISIS-scarred Northern Iraq, a ‘return to humanity’

Vatican news Ten years after the devastation wreaked by ISIS in the historic region of Upper Mesopotamia, the Chaldean Archbishop of Mosul speaks to Vatican News about a careful rebuilding of trust among the region’s people. By Delphine Allaire In June 2014, Mosul and the Nineveh Plains in northern Iraq were captured by the Islamic…

Pope to university students: ‘Stay true to your convictions and faith’

Pope to university students: ‘Stay true to your convictions and faith’

Vatican news Live, Pope Francis dialogues with students of the “Building Bridges Across Asia Pacific” initiative organized by Loyola University Chicago in collaboration with the Pontifical Commission for Latin America. Deborah Castellano Lubov Always stay true to your convictions….and even if you are tempted to live a lukewarm faith because others torment you, stay true…