Pope condemns 'unspeakable horror' of nuclear weapons at Nagasaki
In a handout from Vatican Media and released on November 24, 2019, PopeFrancis lights a candle at the Atomic Bomb Hypocenter. PHOTO | HANDOUT | VATICAN MEDIA | AFP
In a highly symbolic visit to the Japanese city devastated by the nuclear attack in August 1945, Francis said nuclear weapons were "not the answer" to a desire for security, peace and stability.
At least 74,000 people died from the atomic bomb unleashed on the city in western Japan -- just three days after the world's first nuclear attack hit Hiroshima and killed at least 140,000.
Later Sunday, Francis will visit Hiroshima and meet survivors of the atomic attack, known in Japanese as hibakusha.
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Pope Francis railed against the use of nuclear weapons and the growing arms trade on Sunday as he paid tribute to the "unspeakable horror" suffered by victims of the Nagasaki atomic bomb.
