Cardinal Joseph Tobin
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Synod cardinal speaks on LGBTQ+ Catholics and those who love the Traditional Latin Mass
At an Oct. 10 press conference on the Synod on Synodality, Cardinal Joseph Tobin responded to a question about those... Read more
Cardinal Tobin, Colorado bishops warn against federal abortion funding
Catholic leaders this week warned that proposed legislation could push billions of federal tax dollars toward funding of elective abortions. Read more
Cardinal Tobin appointed member of Vatican’s highest court
Pope Francis 12 new members of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura Read more
Cardinal Tobin appointed member of Vatican’s Congregation for Bishops
Pope Francis on Thursday appointed the archbishop of Newark, Cardinal Joseph Tobin, a member of the Congregation for Bishops. Read more
Cardinal Tobin asks Trump for clemency in death row case
Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark has joined several U.S. bishops in asking President Donald Trump to commute the death sentence... Read more
Newark archdiocese campaigns for parishes facing coronavirus cash crunch
Many parishes have suffered a sharp drop in donations following the loss of in-person Sunday collections because of the suspension... Read more
Pope Francis names 4 new bishops for US dioceses
The appointments, announced Thursday, include three new auxiliary bishops for the Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey, and one new auxiliary... Read more
Cardinal Tobin blesses immigration protest
Cardinal Joseph Tobin, the Archbishop of Newark, blessed a group of protesters on Wednesday, as a they demonstrated in front... Read more
Trump administration issues new asylum rules for southern border
The Trump administration announced a new rule on Monday, changing the asylum application process along the U.S.-Mexco border. Read more
USCCB passes three measures in response to abuse crisis
The bishops voted overwhelmingly in favor of three measures aimed at building processes to address episcopal misconduct or neglect, and... Read more
Cardinal Tobin: Catechism language 'very unfortunate' on homosexuality
The Archbishop of Newark said Wednesday that the language used by the Catechism of the Catholic Church to describe homosexual... Read more
U.S. bishops react to McCarrick laicization
Bishops from across the United States have reacted to the news that Theodore McCarrick has been found guilty of sexual... Read more
McCarrick labeled 'permanently removed from ministry' in list of accused clergy
The Archdiocese of Newark released a list of names of credibly accused clergy on Wednesday, including disgraced former archbishop of... Read more
New Jersey dioceses launch fund for abuse survivors
The five Roman Catholic dioceses of New Jersey announced on Monday the creation of the Independent Victim Compensation Program (IVCP)... Read more
Archbishop McCarrick and 'Dallas 2'
Nov. 13 will mark sixteen years since Cardinal Bernard Law and then-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick addressed the U.S. bishops’ conference on... Read more
Seton Hall president condemns student harassment of seminarians
Dr. Mary Meehan, interim president of Seton Hall University, has issued a strongly-worded letter to the campus community following numerous... Read more
Cardinal Tobin will not attend Oct. Vatican synod
The Archbishop of Newark has announced that he will not attend an October gathering of bishops slated to discuss young... Read more
Cupich, Tobin appointed by Pope Francis to October synod on young people
Pope Francis has appointed several Americans to participate in October’s Vatican synod on young adults, the faith, and vocational discernment.... Read more
DiNardo calls for conclusive answers to questions raised by Viganò's testimony
Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, reaffirmed Monday the need for a “prompt and thorough... Read more
Cardinal Tobin appointed to youth synod, USCCB confirms
The U.S. bishops’ conference has confirmed that Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark has been appointed by Pope Francis to participate... Read more
