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Nuclear Weapons

US group marks 1945 atomic bombings, urges abolishing nuclear weapons and building better world

OSV News|Aug 8, 2023|6 Min Read

Hiroshima in ruins, October 1945, two months after the atomic bomb exploded. (Wikimedia Commons)

The journalist and the Jesuit

Heather King|Feb 5, 2021|4 Min Read

The Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, Japan. (Oilstreet/Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5 via CNA)

World

Catholic bishops of Hiroshima and Nagasaki hail nuclear weapons ban treaty

Courtney Mares|Jan 22, 2021|3 Min Read

The crowd in St. Peter's Square watches as Pope Francis leads the Angelus from the window of his studio overlooking the square at the Vatican Aug. 9, 2020. The pope said calling out to God for help is key during periods of doubt and fear. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope Francis: Even in times of darkness, God is there

Hannah Brockhaus|Aug 9, 2020|4 Min Read

A girl prays after releasing a paper lantern on the Motoyasu River facing the gutted Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, Japan, Aug 6, 2020, the 75th anniversary of the U.S. dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. (CNS photo/Yuriko Nakao, Reuters)

World

Weapons must be set aside for peace to flourish, pope says

Carol Glatz|Aug 6, 2020|2 Min Read

An atomic bomb detonates over Nagasaki, Japan, Aug. 9, 1945. (CNS photo/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel files, USA TODAY NETWORK via Reuters)

World

Archbishop Gomez echoes pope in calling for abolition of nuclear weapons

Dennis Sadowski|Aug 5, 2020|3 Min Read

Pope Francis examines photos of the aftermath of the 1945 atomic bombing of Japan as he greets members of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki Youth Peace Messengers at his weekly general audience June 19

News

On anniversary, Japan's bishops renew hope for nuclear-free world

Carol Glatz|Aug 8, 2019|4 Min Read

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