Japanese Samurai Headed Toward Beatification

On January 21, 2016, Pope Francis signed a decree recognizing that Takayama Ukon could be proclaimed Blessed sometime in the near future. Beatification is a step in the Catholic canonization process.  The formal ceremony is most likely to take place in February 2017 in Tokyo.

The story of the Japanese samurai who could be declared a saint [2:07]

Sources:

• H/t ZMalfoy
• http://ucatholic.com/blog/japanese-samurai-may-soon-declared-catholic-saint/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dom_Justo_Takayama