Self-Sacrificing Japanese Aid Worker Enters Convent

AsiaNews: A successful career at the United Nations Development Programme, then a senior post at Caritas Japan. Finally, the profession of her first religious vows to become a nun and dedicate her life to God. This is the story of Sister Sawako Inae, described as “one of the most talented officers in the field”, and whom, after spending a year with survivors of the Fukushima disaster, has chosen religious life. Her bishop, Msgr. Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, describes her as “one of the biggest surprises of my life”. Read more here.