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Deacon Paul Carris, prior to his ordination as a deacon for the Archdiocese of Newark, with Judith Toppin, whom he helped down a stairwell at the World Trade Center on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, saving her life.

‘God was with us on the stairwell’: A hero of 9/11 finds his vocation

Sep 11, 2023

By Joe Bukuras

The trial of that day, and in the years that followed, uncovered a trial of faith for Deacon Paul Carris. Read more

Cross at Ground Zero December 19, 2004.

Court allows 9/11 cross to remain standing at Ground Zero

Jul 29, 2014

By Adelaide Mena

Rejecting arguments from an atheist group, a federal appeals court ruled Monday that the iconic cross found at the site... Read more