Rev. Monsignor John Delendick, who joined the FDNY in 1996, died on Nov. 23, 2023, after battling cancer linked to the World Trade Center rescue on 9/11.

Mourners and clergy listen to a speaker during the funeral service for FDNY Chaplain Monsignor John E. Delendick is pictured on Dec. 1, 2023, at the Co-Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Brooklyn, New York.

Monsignor John Delendick died after a long battle with 9/11-related cancer, the Fire Officers Association said. New York Post “He was always there for every fireman all the way up to the end ...

The FDNY honored Chaplain Monsignor John E. Delendick with a World Trade Center plaque dedication at Engine Company 257, Tower Ladder 170, and Battalion 58 in Canarsie on Friday, the first ...

Beloved FDNY Catholic Chaplain John Delendick died Thursday from pancreatic cancer he contracted working at Ground Zero during and after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

NEW YORK-- A funeral was held Friday in Brooklyn for FDNY Chaplain John Delendick, who died from 9/11-related cancer. The 28-year veteran of the department died last week at age 74.

At a Brooklyn cathedral on Friday, firefighters in dress blues mourned John Delendick, the long-serving FDNY chaplain who comforted them on the department’s cruelest days after 9/11 and, in ...

FDNY Chaplain John Delendick, a 28-year veteran of the department who guided and comforted countless firefighters and their families after the Sept. 11 attacks, died Thursday, ...

The FDNY honored Chaplain John E. Delendick with a World Trade Center plaque dedication at Engine Company 257, Tower Ladder 170, and Battalion 58 in Canarsie on Friday, the first anniversary of his ...