Father Mychal Judge, Gay Franciscan Killed in the North Tower, Could Be 9/11’s First Saint

The first recorded death at Ground Zero would become the first known gay person canonized a saint in the Catholic Church’s history.

This iconic photograph by Shannon Stapleton of Father Mychal Judge being carried from the North Tower on Sept. 11, 2001, is a modern-day American Pietà. It has deeply inspired my own faith journey over the past twenty-five years. (Shannon Stapleton / Reuters)

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