Hibakusha Group Heads Urge New Pope to Promote Nuke Abolition

Hiroshima/Nagasaki, May 9 (Jiji Press)--Heads of hibakusha atomic bomb survivor groups in Hiroshima and Nagasaki voiced hope Friday that new Pope Leo XIV will promote nuclear abolition as his predecessor Francis did. The late pope, who passed away in April, visited the two atomic-bombed Japanese cities in 2019 and called for the elimination of nuclear weapons. "I want (the new pope) to t...

Hibakusha Group Heads Urge New Pope to Promote Nuke Abolition
Hiroshima/Nagasaki, May 9 (Jiji Press)--Heads of hibakusha atomic bomb survivor groups in Hiroshima and Nagasaki voiced hope Friday that new Pope Leo XIV will promote nuclear abolition as his predecessor Francis did. The late pope, who passed away in April, visited the two atomic-bombed Japanese cities in 2019 and called for the elimination of nuclear weapons. "I want (the new pope) to t...