Policy and Advocacy for Justice and Peace in Eastern Asia
Background Information and Resources
Prayer Card for the 75th Anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki | Prayer Card for the 75th Anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (Spanish)
Bulletin Insert on the 75th Anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Backgrounder on Korean Peninsula: Nuclear Disarmament and De-escalation of Conflict
February 2019
China and Hong Kong
Statement on Installation of Chinese Bishop
Bishop David J. Malloy, November 29, 2022
Statement on the Arrest of Cardinal Joseph Zen of Hong Kong
Bishop David J. Malloy, May 12, 2022
U.S. Bishops’ Chairman for International Justice and Peace calls for Prayers for Church and Peoples of China
Bishop David J. Malloy, May 20, 2021
Letter to Chinese Ambassador Zhang Yesui on Illicit Ordination
Bishop Howard J. Hubbard, December 6, 2010
Letter to Congress Regarding Legislation on Ordinations of Bishops in China
Bishop Thomas Wenski, May 31, 2006
Letter to National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley on Ordination of Bishops
Bishop Thomas Wenski, May 12, 2006
Letter to Chinese Ambassador Yang Jiechi After Attack of Nuns
Bishop Thomas Wenski, December 5, 2005
Letter to Chinese Ambassador on Detained Priests and Bishops
Bishop John H. Ricard, March 11, 2005
Letter to Chinese Ambassador Urging Release of Priests
Bishop John Ricard, August 24, 2004
Letter to Chinese Ambassador on Arrests of Catholic Bishops in China
Bishop John Ricard, April 7, 2004
Letter to Chinese Ambassador on Arrest of Bishop Wei Jingyi
Bishop John Ricard, March 11, 2004
Letter to President Bush, Sent in Advance of His Trip to China, Regarding Religious Freedom Concerns in China
Bishop Wilton Gregory, February 13, 2002
Letter to President Bush Expressing Concern for Religious Freedom in China
Bishop Joseph Fiorenza, August 31, 2001
Letter to Ambassador Yang Jiechi on Arrests and Detention of Catholics in China
Bernard Cardinal Law, May 22, 2001
Letter to Congress on the Extension of Permanent Normal Trade Relations to China
Cardinal Bernard Law, April 12, 2000
Letter to Congress on Normal Trade Relations with and Most Favored Nation Status for China
Archbishop Theodore McCarrick, June 30, 1999
Letter on Most Favored Nation Trade Status for China
Archbishop Theodore McCarrick, June 20, 1998
Letter to President Clinton on Visit to China and Issue of Religious Freedom
Bishop Anthony Pilla, June 15, 1998
Letter to Secretary of State Albright on Religious Freedom
Archbishop Theodore McCarrick, June 15, 1998
Letter to Secretary of State Albright on Release of Bishop Su Zhimin
Fr. Drew Christiansen, October 28, 1997
Statement on Renewing Most Favored Nation Trade Status
Archbishop Theodore McCarrick, May 21, 1997
Letter to Secretary of State Christopher on Religious Persecution in China
Archbishop Theodore McCarrick, December 3, 1996
Letter to Congress on Most Favored Nation Trading Status for China
Rev. Drew Christiansen, June 26, 1996
Congressional Testimony on Most Favored Nation Trade Status for China
Bishop Daniel P. Reilly, June 26, 1996
Statement on Religious Liberty in China
Bishop Daniel P. Reilly, May 24, 1994
Letter to Secretary of State Christopher on Issues of Religious Freedom in China
Bishop Daniel P. Reilly, May 17, 1994
Presentation on Religious Liberty in China
Fr. Drew Christiansen, April 21, 1994
Letter to Chinese Ambassador on Detained Bishops
Archbishop John R. Roach, September 28, 1992
Letter to Senate in Support of U.S. China Act
Rev. Drew Christiansen, July 31, 1992
Letter to Chinese Ambassador on Detained Bishops
Archbishop John R. Roach, July 31, 1992
Letter to Congress on Most Favored Nation Trade Status for China
Archbishop John R. Roach, July 19, 1991
Letter to Congress on Most Favored Nation Trade Status for China
Archbishop John R. Roach, June 6, 1991
Letter to President on Most Favored Nation Trade Status for China
Archbishop Roger M. Mahony, May 22, 1990
Letter to Chinese Ambassador on Detained Clergy
Amb. Robert T. Hennemeyer, February 7, 1990
Japan
U.S. Bishops’ President Reflects on the 75th Anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, July 30, 2020
Scientists and Faith Leaders Urge President Obama to Announce Steps in Hiroshima to Reduce Nuclear Risks
May 4, 2016
Homily on Peace and a World without Nuclear Weapons for a Mass at Urakami Cathedral in Nagasaki, Japan
Bishop Oscar Cantú, August 9, 2015
Letter to Secretary of State Rice on Efforts to Revise Article 9 of Japan's Constitution
Bishop Thomas Wenski, March 26, 2007
Letter to Bishop Nagoya on the 60th Anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Bishop William Skylstad, August 2, 2005
The Road to Peace Based on Nonviolence
Peace Message to the Japanese Bishops, 2005
Statement on War and the Use of Nuclear Weapons
Bishop Wilton D. Gregory, August 6, 2004
Letter to Colleagues on the Anniversaries of the Bombing of Hiroshima and of Pacem in Terris and of The Challenge of Peace
Gerard Powers, August 6, 2003
Blessed Are the Peacemakers: Reflections on Two Anniversaries
Most Reverend Wilton D. Gregory, August 4, 2003
A Time to Remember War and Recommit to Peace
Most Reverend Daniel P. Reilly, August 2, 1995
North Korea and South Korea
Letter to U.S. Department of State Regarding North Korea
Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, February 12, 2019
Letter to National Security Advisor McMaster Regarding Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula
Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, February 26, 2018
Letter to Secretary of State Tillerson Regarding Inter-related Nuclear Non-Proliferation Efforts: Iran and North Korea
Bishop Oscar Cantú, October 3, 2017
Letter to Secretary of State Regarding Crisis on the Korean Peninsula
Bishop Oscar Cantú, August 10, 2017
Statement of Religious Leaders on North Korea Nuclear Agreement
Bishop Thomas Wenski, July 17, 2007
Letter to Secretary Rumsfeld on Status of Forces Agreement with South Korea
Bishop John Ricard, December 22, 2002
Letter to Archbishop Choi Chang-mou Regarding the Status of Forces Agreement Between U.S. and South Korea
Bishop Wilton Gregory, December 20, 2002
Letter to Bishop Wilton Gregory on Status of Forces Agreement
Archbishop Andrew Choi Chang-mou, December 5, 2002
Letter to Cardinal Law on Status of Forces Agreement
DOD Director, Foreign Military Rights Affairs, August 10, 2001
Letter to Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld on Korean Status of Forces Agreement
Cardinal Bernard Law, August 3, 2001
Letter to Bishop Joseph Fiorenza on Korean Status of Forces Agreement
Bishop Michael J. Pak, April 23, 2001
Letter to National Security Advisor Berger on North Korea Famine
April 10, 1997
Letter to Korean Ambassador on Labor Union Strikers
Fr. Drew Christiansen, S.J., January 17, 1997
Tibet
Letter to Assistant Secretary of State Hill on Violence in Tibet
Bishop Thomas G. Wenski, April 3, 2008
Remarks at Interfaith Gathering for Religious Freedom in Tibet
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, April 24, 1997