Pope sends message on the anniversary of 11.09.2001
(September 10, 2011) Pope Benedict XVI praised the people of the United States for
their "resilience in moving forward"after the terrorist attacks of 11th
September 2001, which left some 3,000 dead. In a letter sent to Archbishop Timothy
M. Dolan of New York, the president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops,
the Pope expressed his prayerful support as the U S marks the 10th anniversary of
the terrorist attacks.. The papal note, dated Sept. 11, 2011, states: "On this day
my thoughts turn to the somber events of September 11, 2001, when so many innocent
lives were lost in the brutal assault on the twin towers of the World Trade Center
and the further attacks in Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania. "I join you in commending
the thousands of victims to the infinite mercy of Almighty God and in asking our heavenly
Father to continue to console those who mourn the loss of loved ones." Meanwhile
the United Nations Sturday marked the 10th anniversary of the 11 September 2001 terrorist
attacks on the United States with a solemn commemoration in the General Assembly Hall,
music, poetry and a vow to intensify the battle against terror wherever it is perpetrated
in the world.