Pope Leo XIV, in a message marking the 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing, urged the international community to commit to lasting peace. He condemned nuclear weapons as offenses against humanity and creation, echoing Pope Francis's statement that war is a defeat for humanity. The Pope highlighted the hibakusha's stories as a call for a safer world and rejected the illusion of security based on mutually assured destruction. He called for a global ethic founded on justice, fraternity, and the common good, advocating for a disarmed peace.

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