The Visit of Pope John Paul Ii to Japan in Photographs 1981

By James Paul Colligan

In February 1981, Pope John Paul II visited Japan. His trip
included Tokyo, Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Fr. James Colligan,
a Maryknoll priest and journalist, followed the pope throughout his
visit. This book is a compilation of Fr. Colligans photographs
of the saint Pope John Paul II. The chief goal is to see if the
photographs have the same impact as words on his appeal for
peace.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Jun 17, 2016
• ISBN: 9781514492369

James Paul Colligan

Father James P. Colligan has been a Catholic priest for sixty years. While serving as a priest in Japan, Colligan studied the Japanese language and can read, write, and speak Japanese. He earned a master’s in journalism in 1968 from Syracuse University and returned to Japan as a journalist. For a decade he contributed a regular column to the Japan Christian Quarterly and was coeditor of their Protestant publication, Christianity in Japan. Colligan is a member of the Press Association, the Overseas Press Club, and the Correspondents Club of Japan, which awarded him a Life Membership. Colligan is now residing in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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