New 9/11 Memorial Reminds That the Death Toll is Still Rising

Hundreds of people who rushed to the scene of the 9/11 terrorist attack have died from the effects of the toxins present at the site. The new memorial remembers their sacrifice.

Nearly 3,000 people died in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Towers 18 years ago today, but a newly installed memorial on the Ground Zero site remembers the first responders, survivors, and their families who continue to suffer and die as a result of the attack.

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NY Archbishop Offers to Mediate Mosque Dispute

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist

New York City’s Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan told the press on Wednesday that he would be glad to help mediate a compromise between supporters and opponents of an Islamic center and mosque that is planned for a site only blocks from ground zero.

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