Nov 11, 2007 Un pequeño rebaño en Asia
El cardenal católico japonés Stephen Fumio Hamao ha fallecido en el Cancer Institute Hospital de la Fundación Japonesa para la Investigación del Cáncer en Tokio, a los 77 años, víctima de un cáncer de pulmón, según ha informado la Conferencia de Obispos católicos de Japón.
Nov 11, 2007 Décès du cardinal japonais Fumio Hamao
Le cardinal japonais Fumio Hamao est décédé le 8 novembre à Tokyo à l’âge de 77 ans. Benoît XVI a qualifié celui qui fut président du Conseil pontifical pour les migrants et les personnes en déplacement de 1998 à 2006 de "témoin dévoué de l’Evangile", dans un télégramme à l'archevêque de Yokohama. Le pape a souligné le "vif soucis des pauvres" de Fumio Hamao, archevêque de Yokohama de 1980 à 1998.
Nov 09, 2007 Japanese Cardinal Hamao dead at 77
Cardinal Stephen Fumio Hamao, the former president of the Pontifical Council for Migrants, died in Tokyo on November 8 at the age of 77.
Apr 29, 2007 Curia, College of Cardinals too European, needs more internationalization
According to Japanese Cardinal Stephen Fumio Hamao, Pope Benedict XVI should appoint more Asians and Africans to the Roman Curia and the College of Cardinals, so as to further internationalize both bodies.
Apr 11, 2007 Pope to approve beatification decree for Japanese martyrs
Japan's cardinal in Rome anticipates Pope Benedict XVI will soon approve a decree for the beatification of 188 Japanese martyrs, and he expects the ceremony will take place in Japan, probably in November.
Apr 27, 2006 After 8 years as Vatican official, Japanese cardinal calls for changes
Cardinal Stephen Fumio Hamao, who headed a Vatican office for eight years, is advocating a review of criteria for the appointment of bishops in Asia and Africa, as well as a change in church approaches to dialogue with other religions, and greater internationalization of the College of Cardinals.
Jan 27, 2006 Il Cardinal Hamao arriva in Perù seguendo le orme degli antichi giapponesi
Il Cardinale giapponese Stephen Fumio Hamao, Presidente del Pontificio Consiglio della Pastorale per i Migranti e gli Itineranti, visiterà il Perù dal 21 al 28 gennaio seguendo le orme dei suoi antenati giapponesi.
Jun 25, 2005 La prostitution, outrage à la dignité humaine : congrès au Vatican
Le trafic des êtres humains et la prostitution constituent un « outrage à la dignité humaine » et l’Eglise est appelée à « défendre les droits des femmes avec force », déclare le cardinal japonais, Stephen Fumio Hamao, en ouvrant ce matin, en ce premier jour d’un congrès organisé par le dicastère qu’il préside, le conseil pontifical pour les Migrants et les personnes en déplacement.
Apr 17, 2005 God Grabbed me and made me a Bishop
He confesses to a natural laziness, but says God does not let him get away with it. "I prefer standing in the back", he said of his nomination to the College, but "God grabbed me and made me a bishop.
Nov 29, 2004 Neuer Kurienkardinal fordert neues Konzil
Der jüngst ernannte japanische Kurienkardial Stephen Fumio Hamao (73) hat ein neues Konzil für die katholische Kirche gefordert.
Oct 18, 2004 The Risk of Losing the Truth of the Minorities
A world accustomed to majority rule could run the "risk of losing with it the truth of the minorities," warns a cardinal. Cardinal Hamao delivers Homily Before 1 Million in Guadalajara.
Oct 04, 2004 Catechism, Western Theology too Far Removed from Japanese Culture
Cardinal Stephen Fumio Hamao, the president of the Pontifical Council for Migrants, believes that the Church in Asia is "excessively Westernized," and argues that local bishops should be given greater freedom "to adapt to the country's culture."
Oct 04, 2004 Le prochain pape
Le nouveau cardinal japonais, Stephen Fumio Hamao, président du Conseil pontifical pour la pastorale des migrants et des itinérants, s’est exprimé dans Eglises d’Asie, l’agence des Missions étrangères de Paris, un entretien repris par Zenit, le 26 novembre.
Sept 15, 2004 Japan´s Cardinal Hamao discusses pope´s health, conclave
Cardinal Hamao asserted, "The Roman Curia is there to serve the local Churches, not to instruct them or criticize them. We must encourage the local Churches, listen to them, listen to their problems, and help them in their difficulties. That should be the attitude of the Roman Curia, and that should be the attitude of the Holy Father."