The atomic-bombed cross is returned from Wilmington University to the then-archbishop of Nagasaki in August 2019. (The Yomiuri Shimbun)

NAGASAKI — Urakami Cathedral in Nagasaki preserves a cross that was exposed to the atomic bombing of Nagasaki in 1945. The cross was long-believed to be missing until three years ago, when it was returned by a U.S. university. Church officials will present a replica of the cross to the university to express their gratitude.