Message from Pope Francisco, Nagasaki, Announcement of Visit to Japan October 2, 19:25
The Pope of Rome announced that the Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church, who will visit Japan in late next month, will give a message about the abolition of nuclear weapons in Nagasaki, a bombed area, and will hold a speech about peace in Hiroshima.
The Pope's Office in the Vatican announced the detailed dates of Pope Francis visiting Japan from the 23rd to the 26th of next month.
In this, Pope Francis arrived from Bangkok, Thailand to Tokyo on the 23rd and moved to Nagasaki City on the morning of the 24th to give a message for the abolition of nuclear weapons at the hypocenter.
After that, I visited Nishizaka Park, a martyrdom of “Japan 26 Saints” who was executed by the persecution of Hideyoshi Toyotomi during the Azuchi-Momoyama period.
After a mass at the prefectural baseball stadium, he moved to Hiroshima in the evening to hold a speech about peace at a peace park in Hiroshima City and give a speech.
On the 25th, a meeting with the Emperor and a meeting with Prime Minister Abe will be held in Tokyo. In addition, a large mass will be held at Tokyo Dome to meet victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake.
On the 26th, the day after returning to the Vatican, I will visit Sophia University in the morning and give a speech.
Pope Francisco is actively speaking about global issues such as environmental issues and refugee issues in addition to the abolition of nuclear weapons.