Vatican: St. Peter’s Square Holds Rosary Prayer in Memory of Pope Francis 2

The Vatican held a rosary prayer at St. Peter’s Square on Monday, April 21, and Tuesday, April 22, following the death of Pope Francis. Thousands of Catholics gathered in prayer for the Holy Father, who died at age 88 earlier Monday morning.

M5.6 quake hits north of Tokyo

M5.6 quake hits north of Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Yohei Hasegawa, director of the Earthquake and Tsunami Observation Division of the Japan Meteorological Agency, holds a press conference on Sept. 16, 2014, at the agency in Tokyo, on a magnitude 5.6 quake that hit parts of the Kanto region north of Tokyo earlier in the day. The 12:28 p.m. quake registered lower 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in parts of Tochigi, Gunma and Saitama prefectures, and 4 in Tokyo. There was no tsunami alert following the quake.

M6.0 quake hits Tokyo

M6.0 quake hits Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Yohei Hasegawa, a Japan Meteorological Agency official in charge of monitoring earthquake and tsunami, holds a press conference at the agency in Tokyo on May 5, 2014, after a magnitude 6.0 earthquake jolted central districts of the Japanese capital earlier that day.

M6.0 quake hits Tokyo

M6.0 quake hits Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Yohei Hasegawa, a Japan Meteorological Agency official in charge of monitoring earthquake and tsunami, holds a press conference at the agency in Tokyo on May 5, 2014, after a magnitude 6.0 earthquake jolted central districts of the Japanese capital earlier that day.

M8.3 quake, tsunami hit Chile

M8.3 quake, tsunami hit Chile

Yohei Hasegawa, a Japan Meteorological Agency official in charge of monitoring earthquakes and tsunamis, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2015, to brief about a deadly earthquake that struck off the coast of Chile. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

M5.2 quake shakes Tokyo

M5.2 quake shakes Tokyo

Yohei Hasegawa, a Japan Meteorological Agency official in charge of monitoring earthquakes and tsunamis, attends a press conference in Tokyo after a strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 jolted Tokyo and surrounding areas early Sept. 12, 2015. More than 10 people sustained injuries, while rail services in Tokyo suffered minor disruption. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Strong earthquake shakes southern Japan, no tsunami risk

Strong earthquake shakes southern Japan, no tsunami risk

Yohei Hasegawa, a Japan Meteorological Agency official in charge of monitoring earthquakes and tsunamis, holds a press conference in Tokyo after an earthquake registering a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 struck the southern main island of Kyushu on July 13, 2015. No tsunami was reported. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Strong earthquake shakes southern Japan, no tsunami risk

Strong earthquake shakes southern Japan, no tsunami risk

Yohei Hasegawa, a Japan Meteorological Agency official in charge of monitoring earthquakes and tsunamis, holds a press conference in Tokyo after an earthquake registering a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 struck the southern main island of Kyushu on July 13, 2015. No tsunami was reported. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Magnitude 5.8 quake hits Japan's northeastern region

Magnitude 5.8 quake hits Japan's northeastern region

Yohei Hasegawa, director of the Earthquake and Tsunami Observation Division of the Japan Meteorological Agency, holds a press conference at the agency in Tokyo at around 5:30 a.m. on July 10, 2015, following an earthquake that struck northeastern Japan about two hours earlier. The quake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 that struck Iwate Prefecture posed no tsunami risk. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

M5.5 quake hits Kanto region, no tsunami warning issued

M5.5 quake hits Kanto region, no tsunami warning issued

Yohei Hasegawa, a Japan Meteorological Agency official in charge of monitoring earthquakes and tsunamis, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 struck the Kanto region in eastern Japan on May 25, 2015. There were no immediate reports of damage and injuries, and no tsunami warning. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

M5.5 quake hits Kanto region, no tsunami warning issued

M5.5 quake hits Kanto region, no tsunami warning issued

Yohei Hasegawa, a Japan Meteorological Agency official in charge of monitoring earthquakes and tsunamis, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 struck the Kanto region in eastern Japan on May 25, 2015. There were no immediate reports of damage and injuries, and no tsunami warning. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

M-6.8 quake rocks northeastern Japan

M-6.8 quake rocks northeastern Japan

Yohei Hasegawa, a Japan Meteorological Agency official in charge of monitoring earthquakes and tsunamis, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake rocked a wide area of the country centering on the northeast on May 13, 2015. No tsunami warning was issued. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

M5.6 quake hits north of Tokyo

M5.6 quake hits north of Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Yohei Hasegawa, director of the Earthquake and Tsunami Observation Division of the Japan Meteorological Agency, holds a press conference on Sept. 16, 2014, at the agency in Tokyo, on a magnitude 5.6 quake that hit parts of the Kanto region north of Tokyo earlier in the day. The 12:28 p.m. quake registered lower 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in parts of Tochigi, Gunma and Saitama prefectures, and 4 in Tokyo. There was no tsunami alert following the quake. (Kyodo)