Interfaith Leaders Gather in Hiroshima and Nagasaki for 81st Atomic Bomb Memorials, Issuing Urgently Renewed Call for Nuclear AbolitionHIROSHIMA and NAGASAKI — As the world commemorates 81 years since the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, interreligious leaders, delegates, and citizens gathered across both cities to honor the victims and amplify the urgent demand for total nuclear disarmament.The observances commenced on August 6 in Hiroshima. That morning at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, an interfaith memorial prayer was offered by the Hiroshima Prefectural Religion Federation, bringing together Shinto, Buddhist, and Christian leaders in joint remembrance.During the official Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony, Mayor Kazumi Matsui delivered a forceful Read more about HIROSHIMA and NAGASAKI[…]