2011-09-10 15:11:53

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.








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