9/11 Widow Recalls Meeting Pope Francis as ‘Something I’ll Treasure Forever'

9/11 Widow Recalls Meeting Pope Francis as ‘Something I’ll Treasure Forever'

Virginia Bauer and her son meet Pope Francis in New York Sept. 25, 2015, during the papal visit to the site of the the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, in which Bauer lost her husband, W. David Bauer. (Photo: OSV News/Jin S. Lee, courtesy 9/11 Memorial & Museum) by Gina Christian (OSV News) – A widow who lost her husband in the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks is remembering Pope Francis for his humility and compassion for grieving survivors. “It w…

9/11 widow recalls meeting Pope Francis as 'something I'll treasure forever'

(OSV News) — A widow who lost her husband in the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks is remembering Pope Francis for his humility and compassion for grieving survivors. “It was really special to meet with him and to ask for his blessing and his prayers,” Virginia Bauer, an advocate for 9/11 families and a member of Holy Cross Parish in Rumson, New Jersey, told OSV News. In 2015, the pope — who died April 21 at age 88 — traveled to ground zero in New …