Tag: World War II
Korean Catholics demand Japan apologise to ‘comfort women’
SEOUL (UCAN): Catholics in South Korea have urged the Japanese government to offer a sincere…
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Three Philippine churches designated national shrines
MANILA (LiCAS News): The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines [CBCP] designated three churches as…
The atomic bombing of Hiroshima, in hindsight
Seventy-nine years have passed since the United States dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima…
Eightieth anniversary of D-Day honours the past, aims to teach future generations, French bishop says
PARIS (OSV News): Speaking on May 28, ahead of events marking the 80th anniversary of…
On anniversary of D-Day, pope says attacking peace is a grave sin
VATICAN (CNS): Marking 80 years since some 4,400 Allied troops “heroically gave their lives” to…
