U.S. And Japanese Clergy Enter Into Partnership To Achieve A ‘World Without Nuclear Weapons’

BY KELSEY D. ATHERTON | August 9, 2023 – 78^th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombing, Archbishop’s House of Nagasaki, Japan, 2023 losalamosreporter.com

On the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, we, the bishops of four Catholic arch/dioceses in areas impacted by nuclear weapons, declare that we will begin working together to achieve a “world without nuclear weapons.” We urge that there be concrete progress made by August 2025, the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings.

In the spirit and teaching of Pope Francis, we recognize that even the possession of nuclear weapons is immoral.