Judge, a gay Catholic chaplain with the New York fire department, was one of the nearly 3,000 people killed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks 20 years ago.
He devoted his life to helping some of society’s most vulnerable, such as the homeless and people living with HIV/AIDS. On the day of the attacks on the World Trade Center, Judge was on the frontline with his firefighter colleagues as they rushed to save as many people as they could from the towers.
The chaplain prayed in the lobby of the North Tower before tragically being crushed by debris as the South Tower collapsed 56 minutes after being struck.
With 2021 marking two decades since 9/11, Judge’s supporters are calling for him to be considered for sainthood – with an initiative on it