Pope Francis shows respect in front of the cenotaph

November 24, 2019

Pope Francis pays his respects in front of the cenotaph in memory of those killed in the 1945 atomic bombing during an event held at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on November 24, 2019.

Pope Francis on November 24 condemned the use of nuclear weapons as "a crime," as he brought his call for an end to atomic weapons to the Japanese city of Hiroshima. AFP-Jiji Press