Pope carries anti-nuclear message to JapanThe 82-year-old Argentine is fulfilling a long-cherished ambition to preach in Japan, where years ago he hoped to be a missionary. (AFP photo)TOKYO: Pope Francis arrives in Japan on Saturday, where he is expected to deliver a robust anti-nuclear message of peace in the only country to have suffered an atomic bomb attack. The 82-year-old Argentine is fulfilling a long-cherished ambition to preach in Japan, where years ago he hoped to be a missionary. In a video message to the Japanese people before he left the Vatican, Francis railed against the "immoral" use of nuclear weapons. He is expected to do the same in Japan, a country with only approximately 440,000 Catholics out of a population of 126 million.

Source: Bangkok Post November 23, 2019 05:57 UTC