Pope Leo XIV calls for prayers for peace on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks
The pontiff remembered the victims of the 2001 tragedy in the United States and called for prayers for peace amid modern conflicts.
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Pope Leo XIV, on the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States, called for prayer for peace and remembered the victims of the tragedy during a Sunday sermon at the Vatican.
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On September 11, 2001, a series of terrorist attacks occurred in the United States, killing 2,977 people.
Pope Leo XIV, on the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 in the United States, called for prayers for peace and remembered the victims of the tragedy.
"Two days ago was the 25th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States. I again offer my prayers for those who died and for those who continue to bear the wounds of that tragic day. At a time when conflict and violence affect so many of our brothers and sisters, I encourage everyone to pray that God will grant His grace of peace to the land," he said at the end of the traditional Sunday sermon in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican.
The memory of the tragic event that occurred 25 years ago encourages us to reaffirm our commitment to peace, above all through prayer, which we entrust to the intercession of the Virgin Mary, the pontiff added.
On September 11, 2001, al-Qaeda militants hijacked four passenger airliners, flying them toward the World Trade Center towers in New York and the Pentagon building. The fourth plane crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The attacks killed 2,977 people: 2,753 in New York, 184 at the Pentagon and 40 on Flight 93.
