2021-09-10 - EWTN News Nightly | Friday, September 10, 2021

On "EWTN News Nightly" tonight: It's a date that needs no explanation, September 11th, 2001. 2,977 people were killed after 19 men hijacked 4 US commercial flights. Just a couple blocks from the World Trade Center, St. Peter's Catholic Church was used as a relief station in the days following the attack. Pope John Paul II was in his summer residence when he received a call about the tragedy. Growing up in Poland under Nazi and then Soviet occupation, he was no stranger to tragedy, but it was said that this was an event that shook him deeply. The head of the Archdiocese of New York, Cardinal Timothy Dolan joins to tell us what 9/11 was like for him and where he was on that day. And, more than 180 people died when American Airlines Flight 77 slammed into the Pentagon. Lt. Col. Brian Birdwell, now a Texas state senator, never thought that a trip to the restroom would save his life. Edward Felt was among the 40 passengers and crew members who died when their plane, United Flight 93, crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Felt's brother Gordon, shares how he was able to move forward after his brother's death. Finally this evening, Catholic first responder Will Jimeno says a vision of Christ kept him alive while he was trapped underneath the rubble of the fallen twin towers for 13 hours. He tells us what 9/11 was like for him and how his Catholic faith helped him through it all. Don't miss out on the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Get EWTN News Nightly delivered to your email: https://ewtn.com/enn