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Pope Calls for Nuclear Disarmament, Real Commitment to Peace

JAPAN, AUG 5 – Pope Leo XIV condemned nuclear weapons and urged global disarmament, highlighting survivors' stories and the deaths of over 150,000 people, as a call for lasting peace.

  • On August 6, 2025, Pope Leo XIV delivered a message urging nuclear disarmament and enduring peace as people worldwide commemorated 80 years since the U.S. nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
  • The message followed the history of the bombings by US forces in 1945, which killed over 150,000 mostly civilian people and left both cities devastated.
  • Pope Leo highlighted that survivors and the cities still bear scars that plead for peace and disarmament while criticizing the illusion of security from nuclear deterrence.
  • He expressed hope that the anniversary would encourage global leaders and nations to recommit to achieving lasting peace characterized by disarmament, justice, fraternity, and the common good.
  • Delegates from over a hundred nations, among them the United States, participated in a ceremony in Hiroshima where the pope called for dialogue to replace nuclear threats and expressed deep respect for the survivors known as hibakusha.
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熊本日日新聞社 broke the news in on Tuesday, August 5, 2025.
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