November 24, 2019 12:58 PM

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Pope condemns use of nuclear weapons, growing arms trade

<span style="color: #222222;">Pope Francis has condemned the use of nuclear weapons and the growing arms trade. In a symbolic visit to the Japanese city, Nagasaki, devastated by the nuclear attack in August 1945, he said nuclear weapons were not the answer to a desire for security, peace and stability.<br />'' <br />'' The Pope today paid tribute to what he called the unspeakable horror suffered by victims of the Nagasaki atomic bomb. He said this place makes people deeply aware of the pain and horror that human beings are capable of inflicting upon one another.<br />'' <br />'' At least 74,000 people died from the atomic bomb unleashed on the city – just three days after the world's first nuclear attack hit Hiroshima and killed at least 140,000.<br />'' <br />''<br />''Later today, Pope Francis will visit Hiroshima and meet survivors of the atomic attack, known in Japanese as hibakusha, at the world-famous Peace Memorial in the city. </span>

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