Pope on Hiroshima anniversary: Let justice replace a false sense of security

On the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the Japanese city of Hiroshima, Pope Leo XIV dedicated some time to remembering the tens of thousands killed and injured on August 6, 1945. He also recalled that in just three days, the world will mark another sad anniversary: the bombing of Nagasaki. He highlighted that despite the eight decades which have passed since the bombings, “those tragic events remain a universal warning against the devastation caused by war—and particularly by nuclear weapons.”