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Archbishop Demetrios of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, right (with gold vestments), leads a memorial service in 2001 at the site of the former St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, which was destroyed by falling rubble from the World Trade Center during the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Attempts to rebuild the church have run into bureaucratic delays. RNS photo courtesy Dimitrios Panagos/Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
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(RNS2-AUG23) Archbishop Demetrios of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, right (with gold vestments), leads a memorial service in 2001 at the site of the former St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, which was destroyed by falling rubble from the World Trade Center during the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Attempts to rebuild the church have run into bureaucratic delays. For use with RNS-WTC-CHURCH, transmitted Aug. 23, 2010. RNS photo courtesy Dimitrios Panagos/Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America.

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