A message from the Pope in Hiroshima – Dec. 2023

Hello everyone,

Last month I had a chance to go to Hiroshima for the day. I had some friends visiting from Canada, and they were gong to visit the Atomic Bomb Museum. I think many of you went there in elementary school for your school trip. It is not a happy place, but it is a necessary one. Can you understand the difference?

At the end of the tour I was sitting in the lobby and I saw an interesting display. It was from a visit by Pope Francis in 2019. In the display was a picture, and a message that he wrote to the museum and people of Hiroshima.

I thought that you might be interested in seeing it, so I took some pictures. Take a look!

Some friends of mine outside the museum.
The message at the start.
Pope Frances’s visit.
His letter.
Text of his letter in Japanese and English.