The Pope wished that the memory of Hiroshima be a warning against current conflicts

Vatican City.- On Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV wished that the memory of the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki "serve as a universal warning against the devastation caused by war, and in particular by nuclear weapons", at this moment "marked by intense tensions and bloody conflicts".

The American Pope also asked that at this moment that the world is going through, "the illusory security based on the threat of mutual destruction give way to the practice of dialogue and the trust of fraternity", in a call at the end of the general audience in St. Peter's Square.

Likewise, he dedicated his prayers "for all those who suffered the physical, psychological and social effects" of the atomic bombs.

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This Tuesday, in a message addressed to the bishop of Hiroshima, Alexis Mitsuru Shirahama, on the occasion of this anniversary, Leo XIV stated that "true peace demands the courageous abandonment of weapons", especially those that can cause "an indescribable catastrophe". "In our time of growing global tensions and conflicts, Hiroshima and Nagasaki remain as 'symbols of memory' that urge us to reject the illusion of security founded on mutually assured destruction," the Pope insisted.