Pope Leo commemorates 9/11 attacks, calls for renewed commitment to peace
The Chicago-born pope made his first public comments to commemorate 25 years since the attacks, speaking in English at the end of his traditional Sunday noon blessing.
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The Chicago-born pope made his first public comments to commemorate 25 years since the attacks, speaking in English at the end of his traditional Sunday noon blessing.
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New York City officials released thousands of previously unseen documents questioning the air quality at Ground Zero following the 9/11 attacks.
"Sunday Morning" talks with people forever touched by the 2001 terror attacks, from a man who helped a woman escape the North Tower, to a Marine major who rushed into the Pentagon, to a young woman who lost her dad when Flight 93 crashed in Pennsylvania.
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Magee Capsouto played her violin in her parents' restaurant near Ground Zero in the days after Sept. 11, 2001.
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Attorneys for JMSN say the use of the song is a violation of federal copyright law and demand the ad be withdrawn.
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