October 18, 2024

Atomic bomb survivors and members of Nihon Hidankyo, a country-wide organization of atomic and hydrogen bomb sufferers, including Nihon Hidankyo Assistant Secretary General Toshiko Hamanaka, Co-chairperson Terumi Tanaka, Assistant Secretary General Masako Wada, Assistant Secretary General Jiro Hamasumi attend a press conference on the following day of the group winning the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize

Wester: Nobel Peace Prize for Japanese atomic bomb survivors ‘fitting’ amid global tensions

The naming of a Japanese atomic bomb survivors group as this year’s Nobel Peace Prize recipient is “fitting … during this time of heightened geopolitical tension,” said Archbishop John C. Wester of Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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Learning to Let Go

In the spirit of St. Francis, detachment from material possessions and earthly desires is a core principle of Franciscan spirituality.
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Study & Theology: For Space Travelers in Search of the Heart

My wife and I have a tradition of getting each other a Christmas ornament each year. One of the first she got for me was a space shuttle since she sometimes called me “spaceman.” She had already realized that I ...
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