Hiroshima
The atomic bomb shocked the world, but not enough to stop killing civilians
By Bridget Moix — July 27, 2023
(RNS) — As we mourn the devastation of the last world war, policymakers need to work to prevent the next one.
The Bhagavad Gita, the bomb and the dharma of Robert Oppenheimer
By Syama Allard — July 12, 2023
(RNS) — How did the atomic physicist’s fascination with the Gita influence his feelings about the making of the bomb?
Atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki left survivors wrestling with spiritual questions – here’s how Buddhists and Catholics responded
By Yuki Miyamoto — August 4, 2022
(The Conversation) — As Japanese victims struggled to process the nuclear attack, many turned to religion. The way they understood the horror still has consequences today.
How to remember Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Sign the nuclear weapons treaty
By Diane Randall — August 20, 2021
(RNS) — I look forward to celebrating the complete abolishment of nuclear weapons.
After 75 years, a question about race haunts Truman’s calculation on Hiroshima
By A. James Rudin — August 5, 2020
(RNS) — Much of the world focused on President Harry Truman's explanation for using the bomb 75 years ago, but the Japanese I met had a different question.
In Japan, Pope Francis condemns nuclear weapons as immoral
By Claire Giangravé — November 24, 2019
(RNS) — During visits to Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Pope Francis called for the abolishment of nuclear weapons and remembered the victims of U.S. nuclear attacks.
What Obama really said at Hiroshima
By Jeffrey Salkin — May 31, 2016
Obama taught something very powerful at Hiroshima. It was also something profoundly Jewish.
Religious Americans should take up Obama’s call for a moral awakening
By Jacob Lupfer — May 27, 2016
(RNS) The first visit of an American president to Hiroshima occasions a broader and ongoing debate about the ethics and strategic value of nuclear weapons.
Pope Francis on the anniversary of the bomb: ‘A lasting warning to humanity’
By Rosie Scammell — August 9, 2015
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Speaking to the faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square, Francis recalled the “horror and repulsion” aroused by the twin bombings of Nagasaki on Aug. 9 1945, and Hiroshima, three days earlier.
Americans of faith must reconsider stands on nuclear weapons (COMMENTARY)
By Jacob Lupfer — March 16, 2015
(RNS) The global concern about the humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons invites Americans of faith to engage a vital issue after years of complacency.
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