New York church destroyed during 9/11 attacks consecrated as national shrine
United StatesRNS St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine was consecrated Monday in New York City. The original church, founded in 1916 on nearby Cedar Street in lower Manhattan, was destroyed in the aftermath of the attacks on 11th September. “The rebuilding of Saint Nicholas as a Shrine for the Nation is also an […]
Twenty years on, US commemorates those lost during 9/11 attacks
New York/Shanksville, Pennsylavania/Washington DC, USAP The 9/11 anniversary commemoration at ground zero began with a tolling bell and a moment of silence, exactly 20 years after the start of the deadliest terror attack on US soil. President Joe Biden, former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, members of Congress, and other dignitaries joined a crowd […]
9/11 Museum acquires prayer bench used by Rev Mychal Judge
New York, USAP A prayer bench used by Rev Mychal Judge, a Fire Department chaplain killed in the collapse of the World Trade Center towers on 11th September, 2001, was driven to the New York area on Sunday to join the collection of the Sept 11 Memorial and Museum, museum officials said. The bench formerly […]