When: 1:00 PM ET / 10:00 AM PT / 2:00 AM JST
View the Voices of the Next Generation
Remember. Reflect. Renew.
On August 6, people from around the world will gather to commemorate Nuclear Prayer Day, honoring the lives lost in Hiroshima and Nagasaki while reaffirming our shared commitment to a world free of nuclear weapons.
The program weaves together reflections, prayer, poetry, music, and inspiring stories of hope as voices from across the globe honor the lives lost in Hiroshima and Nagasaki while affirming the enduring promise of Never Again. Participants will experience the symbolic story of the Golden Ginkgo Leaf, hear the voices of those carrying forward the legacy of the Hibakusha, and celebrate the presentation of the 2026 Mikhail Gorbachev–George Shultz Youth Award to Joel Naoki Christoph, whose work exemplifies a new generation's commitment to a world free of nuclear weapons. As we remember the resilience symbolized by Hiroshima's Golden Ginkgo Tree, we are reminded that even after humanity's darkest moments, hope can take root, healing can begin, and peace can grow.
As we remember the past, we are invited to become active participants in shaping the future—one where courage overcomes fear, dialogue triumphs over division, and hope becomes the foundation for a more just, compassionate, and peaceful world.
Virtual Prayer Service: From Remembrance to Abolition @ 6:00 PM CDT
Join women religious across the country as we prayerfully honor the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and commit ourselves to the elimination of nuclear weapons. Together, we can build a world of lasting peace.
Hosted by the Franciscan Peace Center of the Sisters of St. Francis, Clinton, Iowa and the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration.
Co-Sponsored by: Congregation of the Humility of Mary · Dominican Sisters of Peace · Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa · Dominican Sisters of Sparkill · Felician Sisters of North America · Franciscan Action Network · Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls · Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart · IHM Sisters · Our Lady of Grace Monastery, Sisters of St. Benedict · Pax Christi Illinois · Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ · Presentation Sisters Union - US Unit · Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary, Western American Area · Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary-Eastern American Area · School Sisters of Notre Dame, Atlantic Midwest Province · School Sisters of Notre Dame, Central Pacific Province · Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati · Sisters of Charity of Nazareth · Sisters of Charity of New York · Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary · Sisters of Mercy of the Americas Justice Team · Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur - Ohio Province · Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur (East-West Province) · Sisters of Providence · Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia · Sisters of St. Francis of Rochester, Minnesota · Sisters of St. Francis, Dubuque, Iowa · Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet · Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet St. Louis Province · Sisters of St. Joseph of Philadelphia · Sisters of the Holy Family · Sisters of the Humility of Mary · US Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph · Wheaton Franciscans · Women's Alliance for Theology, Ethics and Ritual (Water)
