Twenty-five years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, The Tablet is republishing its original 2001 coverage as a digital flipbook. Revisit the pages that captured the shock, grief, faith and resilience of New York’s Catholic community in the immediate aftermath of 9/11.
As the nation marks the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, U.S. Catholic bishops are offering Masses, prayers and reflections – while also stressing the need to seek peace amid a fractured global landscape.
For Frank Kotnik, the years since 9/11 have brought painful memories, health struggles, and the lasting weight of what he saw while working at ground zero. But through every difficult chapter, he said, faith has given him the strength to keep moving forward.
For three decades, visitors to Aqueduct Racetrack, who came to place bets or just to watch thoroughbreds run, passed a bronze plaque commemorating the time the venue was visited by a saint.
On September 9, 2026 The Tablet’s walking pilgrimage through the Diocese of Brooklyn marks the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.
Military veterans and members of the Knights of Columbus gathered for a prayer service for Servant of God Father Vincent Capodanno on Sept. 4, the 59th anniversary of his death. Fr. Capodanno, a navy chaplain, was killed in the Vietnam War.
On Sept. 11, 2001, there was no shortage of heroic first responders who confronted danger instead of avoiding it. Many Catholic clergy and religious ministered among them.
Six incoming college freshmen honored at 3 World Trade Center as recipients of $25,000 scholarships from the Barasch & McGarry Charitable Foundation.
When the New York Giants signed Odell Beckham Jr. this offseason, I thought, “Wow, the prodigal son is returning.”
Hundreds of criminal justice reform advocates, including formerly incarcerated Catholics, gathered outside City Hall on Aug 31 to demand that the Mamdani Administration close Rikers Island to meet a city mandated deadline of 2027.
