Japan Bishops On Nuclear Bombs: ‘This Tragedy Must Not Be Repeated’

Japan Bishops On Nuclear Bombs: ‘This Tragedy Must Not Be Repeated’

Nagasaki City Office (長崎市役所) Mass at a cathedral in Nagasaki, Japan, after the U.S. dropped a nuclear weapon on the city in August of 1945. The Japanese bishops asked for international nuclear disarmament in a June 20, 2025, letter. Hiroshima is the site of the world’s first atomic attack on Aug. 6, 1945, while Nagasaki was bombed three days later.