Fully one hour before the Mass of thanksgiving was to begin Feb. 19, Cardinal Dolan was walking down the beautiful central nave of St. Peter’s Basilica greeting and embracing as many pilgrims as he could, working perhaps the biggest and most spectacular church in the world. more

Since he was named a cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI last month, Cardinal Dolan has regularly said that the honor was not a personal tribute but one that is traditionally accorded to the Archbishop of New York because of the archdiocese’s prominence and historical significance. more

Pope Benedict XVI created 22 new cardinals from 13 countries—including Cardinal Dolan—placing red hats on their heads and calling them to lives of even greater love and service to the Church. more

With his ready smile, hearty laugh and exuberant, homespun style, Cardinal Dolan didn’t take long to win over New York’s Catholics after he swept into town nearly three years ago. more

One priest, who was a member of the first class ordained by Cardinal Dolan upon his arrival in New York, said, “The model that the Church has for their bishops is that they become the fathers to their priests who are under them—and he really is.” more

Eleven years ago, when Cardinal Edward Egan went to Rome as Archbishop of New York to receive the red hat, he paid a visit to the North American College, the prestigious seminary where seminarians from throughout the United States, specially chosen by their bishops, study for the priesthood. more

Billy Graham, no slouch himself, once described Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen as “the great communicator.” And Archbishop Sheen, able at the peak of his popularity in the 1950s to attract a television audience in the tens of millions, was indeed very good. more

Pope Benedict XVI created 22 new cardinals from 13 countries—including Cardinal Dolan—placing red hats on their heads and calling them to lives of even greater love and service to the Church. more

Cardinal-designate Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, will host a special edition of his Catholic Channel talk show from Rome on Thursday, Feb. 16, two days before being elevated to cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI. more

Cardinal-designate Dolan, joined by a group of priests who serve in the archdiocese, traveled on a retreat/pilgrimage to the Holy Land Jan. 25 to Feb. 3. “In the Footsteps of Jesus” brought the 50 pilgrims to Biblical sites in Nazareth, Gethsemane, Capernaum, Bethlehem and Jerusalem, among other places. more