In this July 17, 2000 file photo, Father Mychal Judge, a chaplain with the New York City Fire Department, stands at the shore before a service where 230 candles were lit for the July 17, 1996 victims of TWA Flight 800, at Smith Point Park in Shirley, N.Y. Judge left a uniquely complex legacy that continues to evolve 20 years after his death. ( Photo: Ed Betz/AP) Memories of Father Mychal Judge live on 25 years after 9-11 The Church of St. Francis of Assisi drew an intimate group of approximately 40 worshipers on the eve of the 25th anniversary... News 11 Sep 2026 | 02:36