Three U.S. Catholic bishops and a parish priest were among religious leaders President Donald Trump appointed to an advisory board of his recently established Religious Liberty Commission.
As Catholics prayed across the country for President Donald Trump as he was sworn in as the nation's 47th president Jan. 20, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York was in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington offering an opening prayer during the inauguration ceremony minutes before Trump took the oath of office.
Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, spoke about the late Bishop Edwin Vincent O'Hara, founder of Catholic Rural Life (CRL), at the May 8 celebration of the organization’s 100th anniversary at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul. He called the founder “perhaps the most influential leader in Catholic agrarianism.”
Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York said he and other members of a delegation traveling in Israel and Palestine "feel safe and secure" April 14, after Israel defended itself overnight from unprecedented Iranian drone strikes and missiles.
In the 25 years since the U.S. International Religious Freedom Act became law, "restrictions on religious freedom have been steadily increasing for several years" around the globe, said the chairmen of the U.S. bishops' religious liberty and international policy committees.
In our preparation for the Synod, here in the Archdiocese of New York, close to 7,000 people accepted our invitation to attend listening sessions or respond online to issues of concern in the life of the church today. One question I always posed was, "How can we get people back to Sunday Mass? Why have so many of our folks stopped coming?"
Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York told OSV News the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, which will be marked with solemn ceremonies across the U.S., should be observed with memories of lives lost and impacted by the day's events. But he added it also is worth remembering the spirit of the following day, Sept. 12, 2001, when Americans came together as a nation.
New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan said he couldn't think of "a better place to be" than St. Patrick's Cathedral "on this somber anniversary" of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
While it helps for him to be "a believer, a Catholic" to defend religious freedom, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York said there are many good secular reasons to assert the right to religious liberty.
New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan thanked God for living in a country that respects religious freedom and prayed for people battling COVID-19 and those caring for them, the unborn, the elderly, immigrants and refugees during the opening evening of the Republican National Convention.
Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York confirmed he has accepted an invitation from the Republican National Committee to offer a prayer at the party's nominating convention.
In an interview set to air Sept. 10 on the CBS TV program "60 Minutes," former White House strategist Steve Bannon criticized the Catholic Church and U.S. bishops for their views on immigration, saying "they need illegal aliens to fill the pews."
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