Pilgrimage of Peace to Japan

Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, the archbishop of Washington, speaks at a Peace Memorial Mass at Urakami Cathedral in Nagasaki, Japan. (Catholic Standard photo by Mihoko Owada)

Cardinal McElroy joined a Pilgrimage of Peace to Japan that included three other U.S. archbishops and Catholic university leaders and students to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and to pray and dialogue for peace and for a world without nuclear weapons.

Cardinal McElroy talks in Japan:

Catholic Teaching on the Immorality of Possessing Nuclear Weapons: A Moral Levels of Analysis Framework – August 5, 2025

Our New Moment: Renewing Catholic Teaching On War And Peace – August 6, 2025

As Witnesses to Transcendence We Become Builders of Peace – August 7, 2025

Remarks at Peace Mass at Urakami Cathedral – August 9, 2025