CNA Staff, Jul 15, 2020 / 10:00 am
Cardinal Timothy Dolan blessed July 11 the remains of over 200 Mexican immigrants who died from coronavirus complications in New York.
The Archbishop of New York led the liturgy on Saturday at Saint Patrick's Cathedral in New York City. There were the cremated remains of 220 people, which are now being transported to Mexico for burial.
Today I prayed for and blessed the ashes of more than 230 Mexicans who died of the coronavirus. The Consul General, Jorge Islas Lopez, was here and the remains are being taken back to Mexico for burial. pic.twitter.com/otNgqP9U7X
- Cardinal Dolan (@CardinalDolan) July 11, 2020