Tag: 9/11
Bishops offer Masses, reflections on landmark anniversary of 9/11 attacks
As the nation marks the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, US Catholic bishops are offering Masses, prayers and reflections – while also stressing the need to seek peace amid a fractured global landscape.
Catholic faith endures at Pentagon 25 years after 9/11
At 9:37am on 11 September, 2001, American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington killing 184 people – 125 people inside the Pentagon and 53 passengers and six crew members aboard the plane.
Victim 0001: Friends recall Father Mychal Judge’s 9/11 loss and legacy
The offering placed before the altar on 11 September, 2001, was unlike any ever seen at St Peter's Catholic Church in Manhattan's Financial District: the lifeless body of 68-year-old Franciscan friar and New York City Fire Department Chaplain Father Mychal Judge.
‘I remember like it was yesterday’: Catholics describe ministering in aftermath...
On 11 September, 2001 – the date of the worst terrorist attack in American history, when four hijacked jets became deadly weapons – there was no shortage of heroic first responders who confronted danger instead of avoiding it.
