Surviving 9/11 attacks left ‘no questions about the reality of God,’ says deacon September 11, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: 9/11, Feature, News, World News The four attacks spanning some 77 minutes would kill 2,977 people that day. They would not be the only victims of those Sept. 11 attacks. More than 4,600 first responders and survivors have since died from cancers and other ailments incurred by toxic dust, fumes and fibers from the debris; thousands more continue to suffer.
New York cardinal: Let us remember 9/11 but not forget the day after September 11, 2023By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: 9/11, Feature, News, World News Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York told OSV News the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, which will be marked with solemn ceremonies across the U.S., should be observed with memories of lives lost and impacted by the day’s events.
Chaplains recount ministry during 9/11 attacks in New York September 11, 2021By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: 9/11, Feature, News, World News As the World Trade Center was attacked on Sept 11, 2001, first responders of all kinds did all they could in the hours and days after the towers’ fall to bring comfort and hope to those devastated by the terrorist act.
Catholic leaders remember first responders, those who died on 9/11 September 11, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: 9/11, Feature, News, World News The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops recalled the heroic deeds of first responders and security forces during the Sept. 11 attacks around the country on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the day’s harrowing events.
Two decades after 9/11, Flight 93 hero Tom Burnett Jr.’s legacy lives on September 10, 2021By Maria Wiering Catholic News Service Filed Under: 9/11, Feature, News, World News There isn’t a day that goes by that Tom and Beverly Burnett don’t think about Sept. 11, 2001, and what that day cost their family: the life of their son, Tom Burnett Jr., who helped to lead the effort to take back United Airlines Flight 93 from its terrorist hijackers.
Archbishop Lori calls for unity, prayers on 20th anniversary of 9/11 attacks September 10, 2021By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: 9/11, Feature, Local News, News “Aware of the many divisions in our world and in our nation, perhaps remembering 9/11 will prompt us, through God’s grace, to a renewed commitment to building up the unity of the human family,” Archbishop Lori said.
Visitors leave Flight 93 National Memorial with ‘sense of awe’ September 9, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: 9/11, Feature, News, World News Twenty years ago, an abandoned strip mine in western Pennsylvania transformed in one shocking moment into a national shrine, a living testament to the courage of everyday Americans faced with a life-or-death choice.
Our Back Pages: Terrorist attack hit too close to home for Loyola Blakefield September 9, 2021By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, 9/11, Feature, Local News, News, Our Back Pages, Schools After receiving his earlier phone message, Mr. McNeal’s family had to endure three days of terrible uncertainty, of not knowing whether their son was dead or alive.
What was, what might have been, what could be: War money spent elsewhere September 9, 2021By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: 9/11, Feature, News, World News The “Costs of War Research Series” by Brown University’s Watson Institute for International & Public Affairs puts the price tag over the past 20 years at $8 trillion, more than double the infrastructure bill’s projected cost.
Terror of 9/11 reconnected Hunt Valley parishioner with faith September 8, 2021By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, 9/11, Feature, Local News, News As she kept heading toward Ground Zero, Donaldson watched in horror as the towers collapsed one by one. “I just felt like I couldn’t stop praying the rosary at that point,” said Donaldson. “It didn’t feel like a desperate prayer. It just felt like this was right.”
We can’t let people forget 9/11, says retired NYFD captain September 7, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: 9/11, News, World News Damore said faith helped sustain the workers during their grim tasks. Fire department chaplains were constantly present and he and others frequently walked to a nearby church where volunteers offered food and there was a daily noon Mass.
Indiana Catholic firefighters say ground zero work linked faith, service September 5, 2021By Sean Gallagher Catholic News Service Filed Under: 9/11, Feature, News, World News Sept. 11, 2001, started as an ordinary day for Charles Glesing, a firefighter in Indianapolis.
