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Pope commemorates 9/11 attacks with prayers for peace and for those who died
Compiled Sep 13
What happened
Pope Leo XIV marked the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on Sunday
The detail
He is history's first American pope, born in Chicago
The detail
He spoke in English at the end of his traditional Sunday noon blessing from his studio window overlooking St. Peter's Square
The detail
He called for a renewed commitment to peace and offered prayers for victims and those still affected
How it unfolded
Sept. 11, 2001: Terrorist attacks occur in the United States while Robert Prevost is in Rome attending an Augustinian assembly · Sept. 14, 2001: Prevost is elected superior of the entire Augustinian order, on his birthday · Sept. 21, 2001: Prevost delivers his first homily as superior, reflecting on the Sept. 11 attacks · until 2012: Prevost serves two consecutive terms as Augustinian superior · Sunday (25th anniversary): Pope Leo XIV marks the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 with prayers during his Sunday noon blessing
By the numbers
25 years · Sept. 11, 2001 date · Sept. 14 date · Sept. 21, 2001 date · 2012 year