Cardinal Timothy Dolan

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Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn. CNA file photo

DiMarzio welcomes investigation, points to personal record fighting abuse

Jan 19, 2020

By CNA Staff

The Diocese of Brooklyn said that Bishop DiMarzio had done nothing wrong and had no intention of stepping aside during... Read more

Cardinal Dolan attends No Hate. No Fear. Solidarity March at Columbus Park, Jan. 5, 2020.

Cardinal Dolan conducting 'Vos estis' investigation into Brooklyn's Bishop DiMarzio

Jan 18, 2020

By CNA Staff

Cardinal Timothy Dolan is conducting an investigation into Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, following an allegation of sexual abuse. Read more

Cardinal Timothy Dolan.

Cardinal Dolan on Biden communion denial: 'I wouldn't do it'

Oct 31, 2019

By Mary Farrow

Cardinal Timothy Dolan of the Archdiocese of New York has responded to questions about the denial of Holy Communion to... Read more

Cardinal Timothy Dolan attends Columbus Day parade in New York City.

Beware scammers, Cardinal Dolan warns, after online fraudster targets followers

Sep 17, 2019

By Christine Rousselle

Cardinal Timothy Dolan issued a statement Monday clarifying that he would never use social media to privately solicit donations after an online scam... Read more

Cardinal Timothy Dolan attends Columbus Day parade in New York City.

US bishops mark 9/11 with prayers

Sep 11, 2019

On the anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, Catholic leaders in the United States has spoken in honor of... Read more

Buffalo Bishop Richard Malone. CNA file photo

Cardinal Dolan 'consulting extensively' about allegations against Buffalo Bishop Malone

Sep 11, 2019

By Jonah McKeown

Amid calls for his resignation, Bishop Richard J. Malone of Buffalo remains firm in his conviction not to step down... Read more

Timothy Cardinal Dolan Archbishop of New York waves to parade marchers in front of St Patricks Cathedral on Saint Patricks Day in Manhattan on March 17, 2016.

'Religious freedom is important for all of society,' Cardinal Dolan says

Jul 2, 2019

Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York championed the importance of religious freedom at a patriotic-themed gathering in Utah on Sunday,... Read more

Esther Harber. Courtesy photo.

Speaking out, hopeful, and waiting for change

May 3, 2019

By JD Flynn

Esther Harber says she was raped by a priest, and spent years trying to be heard in the Archdiocese of... Read more

St. Patrick's Cathedral at night, in Manhattan, New York.

Man arrested entering St. Patrick’s cathedral with gasoline

Apr 17, 2019

By Christine Rousselle

The man was apprehended by cathedral security around 8 p.m. and taken into police custody by officers with the NYPD... Read more

Al Masjid Al Jamie mosque in Ponsonby, New Zealand, Oct 2013.

New Zealand bishops ‘horrified’ by mosque shootings

Mar 15, 2019

The New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference released a statement of solidarity with the country’s Muslim population following terrorist attacks on... Read more

Sisters of Life.

There are alternatives to abortion, says Archdiocese of New York

Feb 20, 2019

After a January law expanded abortion protections in New York, Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York City has reaffirmed the... Read more

Cardinal Timothy Dolan & Governor Andrew Cuomo attend 2017 Columbus Day parade. lev radin / Shutterstock

Governor Cuomo, Cardinal Dolan continue war of words over abortion

Feb 7, 2019

More than two weeks after New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a law expanding legal protection for abortion, his battle... Read more

Cardinal Timothy Dolan & Governor Andrew Cuomo attend 2017 Columbus Day parade. lev radin / Shutterstock

Cardinal Dolan says Cuomo leveled 'insults' against the Church

Jan 29, 2019

The Archbishop of New York said Monday that New York’s governor has insulted the Church, flaunted publicly his dissent from... Read more

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, pictured in 2016.

NY Child Victims Act passes, Cuomo takes aim at bishops

Jan 29, 2019

By Ed Condon

The act, versions which had been passed by the state assembly six times over the last twelve years, was given... Read more

Governor Andrew Cuomo, Cardinal Timothy Dolan attend Columbus Day parade along Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, Oct. 2018.

‘This is progressive?’ New York bishops react to new abortion law

Jan 23, 2019

Catholic leaders in New York have spoken out against the passage of an expansive new abortion law in the state.... Read more

Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York.

Cardinal Dolan urges aid for abuse victims 'no matter who their abuser was'

Jan 3, 2019

Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York wrote in a recent an op-ed that while he fully supports victims of sexual... Read more

St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City. Via Shutterstock.

Archdiocese faces questions over accused New York priest

Dec 21, 2018

By Ed Condon

The Archdiocese of New York is facing questions about the sequence of events which led to the recent removal from... Read more

Bishops from across the United States take part in the USCCB's Fall General Assembly in Baltimore on November 11, 2013.

Archbishop McCarrick and 'Dallas 2'

Nov 1, 2018

By Ed Condon

Nov. 13 will mark sixteen years since Cardinal Bernard Law and then-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick addressed the U.S. bishops’ conference on... Read more

St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York.

NY auxiliary bishop is credibly accused of sexual abuse

Oct 31, 2018

A New York auxiliary bishop has been credibly accused of sexual abuse, the Archdiocese of New York has reported. The... Read more

Cardinal Timothy Dolan.

Dolan 'impatient' waiting for apostolic visitation in response to McCarrick

Sep 20, 2018

The Archbishop of New York said Thursday that while he has confidence in the way Pope Francis is handling the... Read more