Nagasaki church replaces cathedral bell 80 years after it was destroyed in atomic blast

The replacement bell at Urukami Cathedral waits to be installed in Nagasaki, Japan, Thursday, July 17, 2025. / Credit: Photo courtesy of James Nolan CNA Staff, Jul 26, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Catholics in Nagasaki, Japan, have replaced a bell in a cathedral bell tower there almost exactly 80 years to the day after it was destroyed by the atomic blast that leveled most of the city at the end of World War II. An international effort to fund…