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Japan marks 80 years since the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima: What's changed?
The atomic bombings of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, and Nagasaki three days later brought a scale of destruction the world ...
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In Hiroshima on anniversary of atomic bombing there, Cardinal McElroy highlights ‘new moment’ for renewing Catholic teaching on war and peace
In a talk in Hiroshima, Japan, as part of a Pilgrimage of Peace coinciding with the 80 th anniversaries of the United States ...
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Hiroshima Memorial Art Installation Transforms Shuttered Waikiki Natatorium
Art installation brings Hiroshima memorial to life at Waikiki's historic but closed natatorium, marking 80th anniversary with ...
Sobering simulation shows true devastation of Hiroshima atomic bomb 80 years on from tragedy
A Hiroshima atomic bomb simulation shows the extent of the damage done to the city 80 years ago when the Little Boy bomb was ...
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Bishops in Japan say atomic bombings a call to destroy nuclear arms, commit to peace
On Aug. 6 – the feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord – Cardinal Cupich presided over a Mass for peace in Hiroshima, where ...
As time silences Hiroshima, Nagasaki survivors, race is on to preserve their stories
Hundreds of people who lived through the atomic bombings 80 years ago, who many view as the only true nuclear experts, ...
Keeping the Memory of Hiroshima Alive Is More Important Than Ever
The 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima comes at a time when the strengthening the nuclear taboo has ...
How Meeting a Hiroshima Survivor Gave Me Hope
Koko Kondo's story is one of choosing forgiveness over hate—and is a lesson for humanity, writes David Cavell.