75 Years Ago

August marks 75 years since atom bombs destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. Pax Christi USA urged: “As the only country to use nuclear weapons in conflict, the United States has a moral obligation to lead the world in ending this menace and restoring communities impacted by nuclear weapons.” For the anniversary it is initiating The Peace Ribbon 2020. 

Pax Christi USA marks the upcoming 75th anniversaries of #Hiroshima & #Nagasaki this August with the Peace Ribbon 2020 project, #stillhere statement, more #theribbon2020 https://t.co/yoWikQVO6g

— Pax Christi USA (@PaxChristiUSA) July 6, 2020

Quiet Attacks

Some are using the pandemic as cover for activities against the earth and against people: Israel seeking to annex Palestine; China exerting hegemony over Hong Kong. The president of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences has called all Christians to pray “with great insistence” for Hong Kong because “‘the new law approved by China’s National People’s Congress…seriously weakens Hong Kong’s Legislative Council and Hong Kong’s autonomy’ and ‘radically changes Hong Kong’s identity.’” 

Cardinal Bo: Pray for Hong Kong amid China crackdown https://t.co/Ov3wPVOOAi

— America Magazine (@americamag) July 3, 2020