The renowned US 60 Minutes showcased the rebuilding of Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine at the World Trade Center on Sunday, 12 April, Western Easter and a week before the Orthodox celebration.
The rebuilding of Saint Nicholas and its reopening is referred to CBS on the show as “both a beacon and some kind of miracle.”
In his introduction to the story, 60 Minutes journalist Scott Pelley said, “For Easter, we visit a fortress against time, where art is created to heal one of America’s greatest wounds. It is the story of the resurrection of the only House of Worship destroyed on 9/11.”
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His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros commented on the broadcast, “We are very moved that the longest running and most prominent television news program in the United States is highlighting our campaign to rebuild Saint Nicholas during this holiest time of the year. With the Friends of Saint Nicholas, whose generosity and energy have restarted this sacred duty, we look forward, by the grace of God and the prayers of the Saint, to opening the doors of the Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine on September 11, 2021.”
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