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• Whoever gives his life will find Life.
• History resounds with the prayers of the blessed, heard even now.
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A special year will be dedicated for the bimillennium celebrations of the birth of the Apostle Paul. This PAULINE YEAR will begin from June 28, 2008 to June 29, 2009.

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-Pauline Year- June 28, 2008 - June 29, 2009

Message from the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Japan:
Letter from National Conferences of Catholic Bishops to the Leaders of the G8 Nations
On the citizen judge system – to all the Catholic faithful in Japan

Headlines

• JAPAN'S SUICIDE MISSION

For the twelfth year in a row, the number of people who committed suicide in Japan has topped 30,000. According to statistics released by the National Police Agency on January 26, a total of 32,753 people took their own lives in 2009. This was the fifth highest toll in history, an increase of 504 persons over the 2008 figure and on average one such death every 16 minutes.
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• JAPANESE BISHOPS SET UP ACTION TEAM TO PROMOTE VOCATIONS
• SERVICE PROJECT FOR HOMELESS RECEIVES HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD
• KOBE MARKS EARTHQUAKE ANNIVERSARY
• NAGASAKI MARKS BEATIFICATION ANNIVERSARY WITH ADVENT PILGRIMAGE
• BISHOPS LEARN FROM PIONEERING ACTIVIST
• CATHOLIC PRIEST TO SPEAK OF UNITY OF MIND AND BODY AT ORIENTAL MEDICINE CONFERENCE
• POLITICIANS, OTHERS MARK MISSION ANNIVERSARIES BY REFLECTING ON LIFE ISSUES AT CHRISTMAS DINNER
• THOUGHTS ON PREACHING GUIDELINES
• JAPANESE-FOUNDED AID GROUP MARKS 10 YEARS IN EAST TIMOR
• JAPANESE DELEGATION BRINGS RELICS TO ROME TO MARK ANNIVERSARY OF MARTYRS’ BEATIFICATION