Timothy Dolan
We must keep fighting to outlaw abortion: A response to Thomas Reese
By Cardinal Timothy Dolan — June 8, 2018
(RNS) — While the law is not the only means of protecting life, it plays a key and decisive role in affecting both human behavior and thinking.
Religious leaders urge Congress to protect foreign aid
By Adelle M. Banks — March 16, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) President Trump’s 2018 budget calls for $25.6 billion in funding for the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development, a 28 percent decrease from the 2017 budget.
Trump sworn in amid protests and a large assortment of clergy
By Emily McFarlan Miller — January 20, 2017
WASHINGTON (RNS) The new president took the oath on two Bibles and then pledged to wipe out "radical Islamic terrorism" in a dark speech cheered by supporters and protested by foes.
Who’s praying at Trump’s inauguration? A mix of supporters, critics and firsts
By Emily McFarlan Miller — January 19, 2017
(RNS) Even critics among the six clergy at the swearing-in have something in common with the new president, be it a theology that supports wealth, shared political views or just geography.
New Jersey’s first cardinal evokes Pope Francis as he takes helm in Newark
By David Gibson — January 6, 2017
(RNS) In his homily at Sacred Heart Cathedral, Cardinal Joseph Tobin declared that the church 'is neither an elite club nor static container of truth.'
Cardinal Dolan, Paula White to take part in presidential inauguration
By Emily McFarlan Miller — December 28, 2016
(RNS) The Presidential Inaugural Committee announced Wednesday the names of six faith leaders who will participate in the swearing-in ceremony of President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Michael Pence.
Bishop launches probe of priest who posed with fetus on the altar
By David Gibson — November 9, 2016
NEW YORK (RNS) Bishop Patrick Zurek condemned the pro-Trump video posted by an anti-abortion crusader, but the Rev. Frank Pavone seemed unconcerned.
Priest who posted video with dead fetus on altar is defiant
By David Gibson — November 8, 2016
NEW YORK (RNS) The Rev. Frank Pavone said defeating Hillary Clinton to stop abortion is so important that his Facebook post was justified and not a sacrilege, as critics claim.
Cardinal Dolan confesses: Charity dinner with Trump and Clinton was tough
By David Gibson — October 26, 2016
NEW YORK (RNS) But the archbishop defends the traditional candidates’ roast even as some critics say the glitzy benefit for Catholic charities has outlived its usefulness.
Trump draws boos at Catholic charity event
By Jerome Socolovsky — October 21, 2016
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton shared the stage at a charity dinner Thursday night, and while there were moments of civility between the two presidential candidates, at other times there seemed to be more hostility in the air than during the previous night's debate.
New York archdiocese creates program to compensate sex abuse victims
By RNS staff — October 7, 2016
NEW YORK — The arbitration scheme, which was put into place by Cardinal Timothy Dolan, represents a novel approach to compensating victims of predator priests.
Trump, Clinton to trade jokes instead of barbs at Al Smith dinner
By David Gibson — September 27, 2016
NEW YORK (RNS) This has been an unconventional campaign, but Cardinal Timothy Dolan will still host the GOP and Democratic nominees at the white-tie dinner for charity next month. What could possibly go wrong?
Cardinal Dolan: ‘Where’s the Catholic Sandy Koufax?’
By David Gibson — March 10, 2016
NEW YORK (RNS) The city's archbishop is none too happy that Jews and Muslims seem to observe their rituals and holy days while Catholics prefer to play games and hang at Starbucks through Lent and Holy Week.
Clash of the archbishops: Synod dispute between US senior churchmen goes public
By David Gibson — October 19, 2015
ROME (RNS) The American bishops taking part in a Vatican summit on family life stay at a huge seminary built on a hill overlooking St. Peter’s Basilica. But given the latest round of public sniping, it may not be big enough.
At St. Patrick’s Cathedral, the pope embraces nuns once under Vatican fire
By Lauren Markoe — September 24, 2015
NEW YORK (RNS) “What would the church be without you?” the pope told the hundreds of nuns among the 3,000 worshippers in the cathedral's pews.
