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Pope Francis to Visit Memorial and Museum

One of the world’s most recognizable leaders will visit the 9/11 Memorial and Museum in September. Pope Francis will visit on Sept. 25, 2015 to pay his respects to the victims of 9/11 and meet with local religious leaders from across many faiths. More.

NYC Church Opens Contest to Give 9/11 Sermon

Leaders of a chapel near ground zero that became a sanctuary of consolation after the terrorist attacks are launching two national writing competitions to foster reconciliation, including one that will allow the winner to deliver an original sermon on Sept. 11. The Parish of Trinity Church, which includes St. Paul's Chapel, will award one prize for preaching and six for storytelling in memory of the tragic day. More.

Flight 93 visitor's center to open one day before 9/11 anniversary

National Park Service officials say a $26 million visitor's center complex at the Flight 93 National Memorial will open on Sept. 10 -- a day before the 14th anniversary of the terrorist attacks whose victims it honors. More.

Ground Zero no longer: site moves past 9/11 as the crossroads of a new New York

Just below the gleam of the towering One World Trade skyscraper that now anchors New York City lies an intersection, at the corner of Greenwich and Fulton streets, where the Twin Towers once stood, and once fell. It is no longer a hole in the ground here, nor in the heart of millions across the globe. More.

RCMP says it continues to investigate 1985 bombing of Air India plane

Three decades on, the RCMP says its investigation into the Air India bombing - the worst terrorist act in Canadian history - remains "active and ongoing." On June 23, 1985, an explosion ripped apart Air India Flight 182 en route to New Delhi, killing all 329 people aboard, most of them Canadians of Indian descent. More.

FBI Agent: The CIA Could Have Stopped 9/11

Mark Rossini, a former FBI special agent at the center of an enduring mystery related to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, says he is “appalled” by the newly declassified statements by former CIA Director George Tenet defending the spy agency’s efforts to detect and stop the plot. More.

Legacy of 9/11 firefighter inspires charity foundation

Vin Doherty can recall many stories from Sept. 11, 2001 - ones that come from personal experiences and others told to him by close friends. The retired New York City firefighter shared his memories of being a first responder during the Sept. 11 attacks on the Twin Towers in New York City on Thursday afternoon at Bear Carpet One Floor & Home in Sugarcreek as he presented owner Wayne Wengerd with a shadowbox containing steel from ground zero. More.

Retired FDNY Commissioner Featured as Special Guest Reader

Salvatore “Sal” Cassano, retired fire commissioner of the New York City Fire Department, will return to the World Trade Center site on Saturday June 20, 2015 as a special guest for the 9/11 Memorial Museum’s Stories & Art program. On Sept. 11, 2001, then a commander, Cassano responded to the World Trade Center and survived the collapse of the North Tower by taking shelter under a fire rig parked nearby. More.