Pilgrimage of Peace for 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:
Remarks at Peace Mass at Urakami Cathedral – August 9, 2025
As Witnesses to Transcendence We Become Builders of Peace – August 7, 2025
Our New Moment: Renewing Catholic Teaching On War And Peace – August 6, 2025
Catholic Teaching on the Immorality of Possessing Nuclear Weapons: A Moral Levels of Analysis Framework – August 5, 2025
News about the Pilgrimage of Peace to Japan:
On solemn anniversary, bell from U.S. Catholics rings out for peace at Nagasaki cathedral – Catholic Standard, Sep 2, 2025
At interreligious dialogue in Nagasaki, archbishops say ridding world of nuclear weapons is a moral issue – Catholic Standard, August, 11, 2025
At Peace Memorial Mass in Nagasaki on anniversary of atomic bombing, people encouraged to bring Christ’s love and peace to the world – Catholic Standard, Aug 10, 2025
In Hiroshima on anniversary of atomic bombing there, Cardinal McElroy highlights ‘new moment’ for renewing Catholic teaching on war and peace – Catholic Standard, Aug 7, 2025
US Church on Pilgrimage for Peace to Hiroshima and Nagasaki – Vatican News, August, 6, 2025
Cardinal Cupich on Hiroshima anniversary: Transfiguration reveals path to peace – Vatican News, August 6, 2025
US prelates head to Japan on ‘Pilgrimage of Peace’ amid nuclear fears old and new – Catholic Standard, Jul 29, 2025