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Church leaders say United Kingdom’s “nuclear weapons increase is immoral and wrong”

The Archbishops of York and Wales describe the UK’s intention to increase its nuclear-weapons capacity as both “immoral and wrong”.

02 April 2021

Japanese Anglicans and ecumenical groups welcome UN nuclear weapon ban treaty

Religious leaders in Hiroshima and Nagasaki urge Japanese government to support Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

22 February 2021

International forum calls for joint church action to end nuclear energy development

The Nippon Sei Ko Kai (NSKK) has issued a statement calling for denuclearisation and for churches to join in the campaign for natural energy.

26 July 2019

Voices of Fukushima power plant disaster victims strengthens call to ban nuclear energy

Japanese priests shared stories of suffering from victims of the Fukushima nuclear disaster at forum for a Nuclear-Free World last week.

06 June 2019

Nippon Sei Ko Kai launch campaign to “free the world of nuclear power”

The Nippon Sei Ko Kai (NSKK) – the Anglican Communion in Japan – is to host an International Forum for a Nuclear-Free World.

03 December 2018

Threat of nuclear war “is a sin”, World Council of Churches’ chief tells economic leaders

The Revd Dr Olav Fykse Tveit will take an anti-nuclear message with him when he travels to the World Economic Forum in Davos tomorrow.

22 January 2018

Archbishop of Cape Town calls on South African government to scrap plans for nuclear energy

The Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Revd Thabo Makgoba, has appealed to the South African government to end moves to develop nuclear energy and instead to spend the money on education, training and other development initiatives.

22 February 2017

Japan's Anglicans call for end to nuclear power: "Fukushima was warning from God"

On the fifth anniversary of the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake of 11 March 2011, the Anglican Church in Japan is reissuing its call for a world without nuclear power plants.

03 March 2016

WCC pilgrims remember atom bomb's deadly destruction 70 years ago in Hiroshima

Anglican Communion Primates from Japan and Pakistan part of group seeking end to nuclear weapons

07 August 2015

WCC encourages churches to pray on Hiroshima Day

Anglican Communion Primates join ecumenical pilgrimage to abolish nuclear weapons

06 August 2015