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Nagasaki cathedral blesses a bell that replaces one destroyed by the US atomic bomb

NAGASAKI, JAPAN, JUL 18 – The bell, named St. Kateri Bell of Hope, symbolizes unity and peace as it completes the cathedral's restoration nearly 80 years after the 1945 atomic bombing.

  • A new bell has been installed in Urakami Cathedral, replacing the one destroyed by the atomic bomb in 1945, according to The Yomiuri Shimbun.
  • The installation ceremony included James Nolan Jr. and Kojiro Moriuchi, a second-generation atomic bomb survivor.
  • Both bells will ring together on August 9 to mark the 80th anniversary of the Nagasaki bombing, according to The Yomiuri Shimbun.
  • The new bell serves as part of a restoration project funded by donations, with Nolan being the grandson of a Manhattan Project doctor.
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TOKYO (AP) — A Nagasaki cathedral has blessed the final piece to complete its restoration nearly 80 years after it was destroyed by the second U.S. atomic bomb dropped on Japan: a reproduction of its lost bell…

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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Friday, July 18, 2025.
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