Day 4
Another remarkable and engaging day in Hiroshima. The archbishops met with a local Japanese reporter to share the story behind the Pilgrimage of Peace. This was followed by a meeting with Noriko Hiruma from the Japan Catholic Council for Justice and Peace and Tomoki Yanagawa from the Jesuit Social Center. Tomoki originally read Archbishop Wester’s pastoral letter in English and translated it into Japanese and Korean to help share its message.
After lunch, Archbishop Wester gave a significant and well-received lecture at the World Peace Memorial Cathedral in Hiroshima. (Text | Video Stream ) It was followed by a short reflection from Archbishop Etienne (text). This event closed with the Pilgrimage of Peace Novena prayed in Japanese by Bishop Shirihama.
