The Catholic Church in Japan has replaced a cathedral bell decades after it was destroyed in the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
Urakami Church, located near the epicenter of the blast, installed the new bell on July 17, 2025, as part of commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the bombing.
The new bell is a replica of the original small bell that was shattered during the attack. While the larger bell survived and continues to toll from the southern bell tower, the remains of the smaller bell have been preserved in the church’s Atomic Bomb Artifact Exhibition Room.
Source: LICASNews
