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Father Mychal Judge dies

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In brief

Father Mychal Judge, a 68-year-old Franciscan friar and chaplain for the New York City Fire Department, died on September 11, 2001.

The Diocese of Scranton reported that Father Judge was killed when the World Trade Center collapsed. His body was later placed before the altar at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Manhattan’s Financial District.

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  1. Sep 9, 1:00 PM Catholic New York Victim 0001: Friends Recall Fr. Mychal Judge’s 9/11 Loss and Legacy
  2. Sep 10, 7:59 AM Diocese of Scranton Victim 0001: Friends recall Father Mychal Judge’s 9/11 loss and legacy

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