Vatican newspaper marks 9/11 anniversary; NY archbishop among contributors

September 12, 2026

L’Osservatore Romano marked the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks with eight articles in its September 11 edition.

The most prominent front-page article—“11 settembre: La ferita il dolore la memoria“ (September 11: The wound, the pain, the memory)—was written by Andrea Monda, the newspaper’s director.

Seven additional articles, including an interview with Archbishop Ronald Hicks of New York, were printed in a special section:

• Matteo Luigi Napolitano, “La risposta agli attentati di al-Qaeda, i conflitti in Afghanistan e Iraq e la più recente rinascita del jihadismo“ (The response to the al-Qaeda attacks, the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the more recent resurgence of jihadism)
• Francesco Citterich, “Il giorno dell’attacco ora per ora“ (The day of the attack hour by hour)
• Isabella Piro, “Le riflessioni dei Pontefici sugli attacchi di 25 anni fa e i reiterati appelli alla pace“ (Reflections by the Pontiffs on the attacks of 25 years ago and repeated appeals for peace)
• Kielce Gussie, “Il ricordo e la riflessione dell’arcivescovo di New York, Ronald A. Hicks” (Remembrance and reflection from the Archbishop of New York, Ronald A. Hicks)
• Giulio Albanese, “L’Africa e l’11 settembre: Dalla periferia geopolitica alla «guerra globale al terrorismo»“ (Africa and September 11: From geopolitical periphery to the “global war on terror”)
• “Le commemorazioni“ (Commemorations)
• Gaetano Vallini, “L’11 settembre nella letteratura, nel cinema e nella musica“ (September 11 in literature, cinema, and music)

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