Pope Francis Meets Survivors of the Hiroshima Atomic Bombing

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Pope Francis walks toward atomic bomb survivors at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan, November 24, 2019. Pope Francis met survivors of the Hiroshima atomic bombing during a ceremony at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial on Sunday. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

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Atomic bomb survivors react as Pope Francis leaves at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan, November 24, 2019. Hiroshima is the first city that suffered the world's first atomic bombing during World War Two on August 6, 1945. It was dropped by the United States in a bid to end the war and a twin attack was carried out in Nagasaki three days later. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

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Pope Francis greets atomic bomb survivors at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan, November 24, 2019. More than 100,000 people died instantly in the twin attacks and about 400,000 others died in subsequent months, years and decades of radiation sickness or illnesses. Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS

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Pope Francis greets an atomic bomb survivor at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan, November 24, 2019. About 2,000 people attended Sunday's event led by the Pope who he listened to witness accounts of the atomic bomb survivors and met with leaders of different faiths. Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS

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Pope Francis greets an atomic bomb survivor at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan, November 24, 2019. He also gave a speech on nuclear disarmament calling to end atomic energy use for wars saying "never again war, never again the clash of arms, never again so much suffering." While his words in Hiroshima struck emotional, almost poetic notes, earlier in Nagasaki he issued direct denunciations and demands. Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS

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Pope Francis stands with atomic bomb survivors at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan, November 24, 2019. He restated his support for a 2017 treaty to ban nuclear weapons that was agreed by nearly two-thirds of U.N. members but opposed by big nuclear powers who say it could undermine nuclear deterrence, which they credit with averting conventional war. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

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