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How Three Popes Prayed and Remembered Following 9/11
In brief
Three popes used different gestures and prayers to honor the victims of the September 11 attacks.
St. John Paul II offered immediate prayers for a shaken nation. Pope Benedict XVI made a silent visit to Ground Zero, while Pope Francis placed a rose at one of the memorial's reflecting pools.
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