Pope in Japan: Message on nuclear weapons

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

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Read the full text of the message on nuclear weapons given by Pope Francis at the Atomic Bomb Hypocenter Park in Nagasaki on November 24, 2019.

Pope in Japan: Homily at Mass in Nagasaki

Sunday, November 24, 2019

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Pope Francis celebrated Mass for the Solemnity of Christ the King in Nagasaki, Japan, during his apostolic visit. Read the full text of his homily here.

Pope in Japan: Tribute to the Martyr Saints

Sunday, November 24, 2019

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Read the full text of Pope Francis' address given in tribute to St. Paul Miki and companions at the site of their martyrdom in Nagasaki, Japan.

Embracing Nagasaki: The Christian paradox of joy in a suffering world

Thursday, November 21, 2019

Kristina Glicksman

How can we laugh when there is so much suffering in our world? Kristina Glicksman considers the extraordinary testimony of an atomic bomb survivor.

Nagasaki: City of Martyrdom, Destruction and Hope

Monday, August 10, 2015

Gabriel Chow

Three days after the demise of Hiroshima, on 9 August 1947, a second atomic bomb devastated the port city of Nagasaki. The “Fat Man” bomb, with 6.4 kg of plutonium and supposedly 30% more destructive power than the Hiroshima counterpart, missed the original city centre target by 3 km and hit the Urakami valley area […]