The CBCJ Documents

2013

• Celebrating the Election of New Pope Francis(March 14,2013)
• On The Election of New Pope Francis(March 14,2013)
• On the Occasion of the Second Anniversary of the Great Earthquake on March 11 (February 22, 2013)
• On the Announcement of the Resignation of the 265th Pope, Benedict XVI (February 13, 2013)

2012

• On the Occasion of the Year of Faith The Challenges of the Church in Japan (October 11,2012)
• Message from the Catholic Bishops� Conference of Japan for the Year of Faith (October 11,2012)
• On the Occasion of Ten Days for Peace 2012
  Comments of the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan (August 6,2012)
• The Letter of Request on the Investigation and Arrest by the Police on the Grounds of Kaizuka Church (June 21, 2012)
• One Year After the Great East Japan Earthquake (March 11, 2012)
• How to Spend the Season of Lent (Feb. 22, 2012)
• On the Occasion of the 150th Anniversary of the Canonization of the 26 Martyrs of Japan and the Resumption of Missionary Activities (Feb. 5, 2012)

2011

• An Appeal against the Discrimination toward Fukushima (Dec.22, 2011)
• Comments on the Bishops’ Message “Abolish Nuclear Plants Immediately” (Nov. 10, 2011)
• Abolition immédiate des Centrales nucléaires ! ~ Suite à la catastrophe tragique, l’accident de la centrale nucléaire n°1 de Fukushima ~ (Nov. 8, 2011)
• LLAMAMIENTO DE LOS OBISPOS DE JAPÓN A LA CIUDADANÍA, PIDIENDO LA SUPRESIÓN DE LAS PLANTAS NUCLEARES (Nov. 8, 2011)
• 지금당장원자력발전소의폐지를〜후쿠시마 제 1원전사고라는 비극적인 재해를 경험하고〜(Nov. 8, 2011)
• Abolish Nuclear Plants Immediately~Facing The Tragedy of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Disaster~(Nov. 8, 2011)
• Official Reply of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan
  To the Lineamenta of the Synod of Bishops, XIII Ordinary General Assembly(October 7,2011)
• On the Occasion of Ten Days for Peace 2011(August 6, 2011)

2010

• On the Occasion of the 2010 Annual Ten Days for Peace (2010 Ten Days for Peace)
• Take A Courageous Step Toward The Total Abolition Of Nuclear Weapons(February 26, 2010)

2009

• Letter from National Conferences of Catholic Bishops to the Leaders of the G8 Nations (June 22, 2009)
• On the citizen judge system � to all the Catholic faithful in Japan(June 17, 2009)

2008

• Letter from National Conferences of Catholic Bishops to the Leaders of the G8 Nations (June 17, 2008)

2007

• Freedom of religion and separation of Government and Religion (February 21, 2007)

2003

• A Call by the Bishops of Japan for a Peaceful Solution to the Problem of Iraq (February 21, 2003)

2002

• Concerning the Sexual Abuse of Minors(June 21, 2002)

2001

• Reverence for Life -Message for the Twenty-First Century from the Catholic Bishops of Japan (January 1, 2001)

1999

• Petition Concerning Nuclear Accident in TOKAI Uranium Processing Plant (October 7, 1999)
• AN APPEAL -For the Recognition of the Value of Human Life from Its Beginning (February 19, 1999)

1997

• Petition for the Ratification of the"International Convention for the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families" (December 1, 1997)
• A Plea for Better Treatment of Foreigners Held in Jpanese Jails, Police Cells Immigration Centers and Other Places of Temporary Confinement (November 12, 1997)
• Concerning Research on Human Cloning-Statement of the Standing Committee of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Japan (May 3, 1997)
• Official Response of the Japanese Church to the LINEAMENTA (July 23, 1997)