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1 week ago | thegoodnewsroom.org | Steven Schwankert

The current Archbishop of New York honored Cardinal John McCloskey in the church where he was ordained and named a cardinal Cardinal Timothy Dolan visited the Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral to honor and remember one of his predecessors, and to show how far the Church in the United States has come in 150 years. John McCloskey, the second Archbishop of New York, was named the first American and first non-European cardinal by Pope Pius IX. McCloskey did not travel to Rome for his...

1 week ago | thegoodnewsroom.org | Steven Schwankert

Cardinal Timothy Dolan expressed gratitude to the Society of Jesus for their work in the Archdiocese of New York Hundreds of Jesuits joined Cardinal Timothy Dolan to ordain five Jesuit priests for the Archdiocese of New York, at a majestic ceremony held at St. Ignatius Loyola Church in Manhattan on Saturday, June 14. The five men ordained are: Kieran D. Halloran, SJ, Douglas A. Jones, SJ, Joseph B. Lorenz, SJ, Jonathan P. Pennacchia, SJ, and Melvin T. Rayappa, SJ. Father Halloran and Father...

2 weeks ago | thegoodnewsroom.org | Steven Schwankert

The Archbishop of New York expressed hope Governor Kathy Hochul will veto the legislation Cardinal Timothy Dolan reacted to the New York State Senate’s passage of a bill that would legalize physician-assisted suicide in the state during his “Conversations with Cardinal Dolan” radio show on Sirius XM’s The Catholic Channel, in an episode that will re-air on Wednesday, June 11, at 1 p.m. On Tuesday, the State Senate passed bill 2025-S138 by a vote of 35-27. New York Governor Kathy Hochul must...

2 weeks ago | thegoodnewsroom.org | Steven Schwankert

Cardinal Timothy Dolan recalled that the site was once Church property, first an orphanage, then a high school Cardinal Timothy Dolan ushered in a new era for the Archdiocese of New York on Monday, as the archdiocese completed the move of its headquarters from 1011 First Avenue to 488 Madison Avenue, across the street from St. Patrick’s Cathedral. As archdiocesan staff gathered in the new office’s main reception area, Cardinal Dolan joked, “I didn’t get to go on the balcony in Rome after the...

2 weeks ago | thegoodnewsroom.org | Steven Schwankert

Executive Director Monsignor Kevin Sullivan honored, donates Babe Ruth baseball Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York raised a record-breaking $3.6 million to support programs and services for more than 400,000 New Yorkers in need.