Remembering the FDNY chaplain who raced to the twin towers on 9/11 to pray

The first recorded victim of 9/11 was a gay Catholic priest

Twenty-five years after Father Mychal Judge died inside the World Trade Center, the life behind one of the day’s defining images still challenges the Catholic Church’s ideas about who may be holy.In the photograph, almost everything is gray.Five men, their faces and clothing coated in ash, carry the body of the Rev. Mychal Judge through the ruins of the World Trade Center. His head falls to one side. His black clerical clothes and white Roman co…

25 years on from 9/11: How New York’s firefighters paid the highest price on September 11

From Father Mychal Judge to the 343 firefighters who died, the FDNY’s losses reshaped a department and its enduring bond

9/11 anniversary: Fr Mychal Judge to be remembered in father’s home village in Leitrim

Franciscan friar recognised as first fatality of terrorist attacks 25 years ago on New York’s Twin Towers

Remembering the FDNY chaplain who raced to the twin towers on 9/11 to pray

FDNY Chaplain Father Mychal Judge's legacy began with a selfless act. Here's how friends and colleagues are remembering the priest who raced to the twin towers to pray for others.

Father Mychal Judge: Honoring 9/11’s First Officially Recorded Casualty, 25 Years Later

When I see Father Judge dressed in his chaplain’s gear, inside the North Tower, praying without ceasing, I see a pastor with his people, suffering with and for them.

Remembering 9/11's first recorded victim, Irish American FDNY Chaplain Mychal Judge

Father Mychal Judge, the proud son of two Irish immigrants, was one of the first people to rush to the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. He was the first recorded victim during the attacks, today we remember his incredible contribution.