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Cardinal Dolan sits down for brunch and a chat with students Giovanni Gonzalez, left, and Carlos Apreza after Mass.

Cardinal Dolan visited LaSalle Aacaemy May 13. The cardinal’s visit coincided with a celebration of the Feast of St. Jean Baptiste de La Salle, the school patron, more

5/18/22

Love & Responsibility Seven-Week Series Opens June 21

Love & Responsibility returns with a seven-week summer series of renowned speakers and musicians for young adults in the courtyard at Immaculate Conception Church, 414 E. 14th St., Manhattan. … more

5/18/22

Cardinal Dolan prays April 30 in a makeshift chapel in the train station at Kosice, Slovakia, where thousands of Ukrainian refugees have arrived since their country’s invasion by Russia.

Cardinal Dolan Meets War Refugees in Ukraine, Poland and Slovakia

Cardinal Dolan led a New York Church delegation to visit and express solidarity with Ukrainian refugees, including those displaced in their native land and in the bordering countries of Poland and … more

5/4/22

A multitude of congregants are assembled at the Mass.

Easter at Cathedral Rejoices in Jesus ‘the Rock Remover’

Cardinal Dolan, in his Easter Sunday homily at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, surmised that “Jesus didn’t much like rocks.” Then he chronicled the numerous reasons why. … more

By CHRISTIE L. CHICOINE | 4/20/22

Cardinal Dolan elevates the Eucharist during the Chrism Mass April 12 as bishops and priests fill the sanctuary of St. Patrick’s Cathedral.

Archbishop Gudziak, at Chrism Mass, Preaches Encouragement in Challenging Times

The Chrism Mass celebrated by Cardinal Dolan at St. Patrick’s Cathedral April 12 featured the renewal of priestly promises by archdiocesan priests, the blessing of holy oils and an inspiring … more

By DAN PIETRAFESA | 4/20/22

Msgr. Kevin Sullivan, executive director of Catholic Charities of New York, speaks at St. Jerome’s HANDS Community Center in the Bronx where 350 bags of produce, chicken and dry goods were distributed to families in need on Holy Thursday, April 14. Catholic Charities and Goya Foods also announced their continued partnership, with Goya to donate 300,000 pounds of food this year to Catholic Charities/Feeding Our Neighbors. Over the years, Goya has donated over 1.8 million pounds of food to Catholic Charities and its agencies.

Feeding the Hungry

Msgr. Kevin Sullivan, executive director of Catholic Charities of New York, spoke at St. Jerome’s HANDS Community Center in the Bronx where 350 bags of produce, chicken and dry goods were … more

4/20/22

Faithful Join Moving Holy Week, Triduum Celebrations

As coronavirus restrictions continue to lift, multitudes of faithful joined celebrations in parish churches across the archdiocese throughout Holy Week and the Paschal Triduum, portrayed here through … more

4/20/22

Schools Breakfast

The Catholic School Region of Rockland celebrated its third annual Catholic Schools Breakfast for 335 guests at the Hilton Pearl River March 31. More than $60,000 was raised to support scholarships, … more

4/20/22

La procesión de entrada de la misa de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe el diciembre pasado en la Catedral de San Patricio, arriba, incluyó un retrato grande de María y uno de San Juan Diego. Los retratos fueron regalos a la Arquidiócesis de Nueva York de parte de la Conferencia Episcopal de México.

Imágenes de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe y San Juan Diego Continúan Viajando

Los grandes retratos enmarcados de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe y San Juan Diego presentados al cardenal Dolan en diciembre pasado continúan su recorrido por toda la … more

4/20/22

Cardinal Dolan celebrates Mass during his visit to Rockland County Jail in New City April 13. Standing at the altar are, from left: Father Stephen Ries, priest secretary to Cardinal Dolan; Msgr. Marc Filacchione, director of the archdiocese’s prison apostolate; Cardinal Dolan; and Msgr. Emmet Nevin, dean of Rockland County and pastor of St. Aedan parish, Pearl River.

Holy Week Visit

Cardinal Dolan celebrated Mass during his visit to Rockland County Jail in New City April 13. more

4/20/22

Gallery Patrons

Cardinal Dolan blessed the new Janet Hennessey Dilenschneider Gallery at the Sheen Center for Thought and Culture in lower Manhattan April 5. Ms. Dilenschneider is a Connecticut-based artist and … more

4/20/22

A little girl prays before an image of Blessed Carlo Acutis, top, during an evening gathering April 7 featuring Holy Hour, Mass and veneration at St. Rita of Cascia Church in the Bronx.

Blessed Carlo Acutis’ Love for the Eucharist Stressed at Bronx Mass, Faithful Venerate His Relic

At St. Rita of Cascia Church in the Bronx, Cardinal Dolan celebrated a Mass featuring a relic of Blessed Carlo Acutis that will be part of the National Eucharistic Revival in the United States. more

By ARMANDO MACHADO | 4/8/22

Cardinal Dolan cuts ribbon after blessing the Center for Advanced Memory Care at ArchCare at Ferncliff Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center in Rhinebeck March 30. Participating in the ceremony, from left, are Sandy Perrotta, chief clinical officer of ArchCare at Ferncliff; Scott LaRue, president and CEO of ArchCare; Cardinal Dolan; Michelle Feller, program director of Center for Advanced Memory Care; Maria Scigliano, program and grants officer at Mother Cabrini Health Foundation; and Michael Deyo, executive director of ArchCare at Ferncliff.

‘Family Environment’ Present at ArchCare’s Memory Care Unit in Rhinebeck

Michelle Feller finds it difficult to leave work in the new Center for Advanced Memory Care at ArchCare at Ferncliff Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center, which was blessed by Cardinal Dolan March … more

By DAN PIETRAFESA | 4/6/22

Cardinal Dolan celebrates Mass marking the 125th anniversary celebration of St. Joseph’s Seminary, Dunwoodie. Many prelates, priests, deacons, seminarians fill the sanctuary and pews of the seminary chapel for the March 24 liturgy.

‘Celebration of Praise’ at St. Joseph’s Seminary Marks Five Generations of Priestly Formation

A spirit of gratitude and joy filled the Chapel of SS. Peter and Paul, along with the fragrance of incense, as St. Joseph’s Seminary, Dunwoodie, marked the closing of its 125 th anniversary … more

By CLAUDIA McDONNELL | 4/6/22

Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore, supreme chaplain of the Knights of Columbus, and Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly flank Cardinal Dolan at St. Patrick’s Cathedral April 3 after the cardinal celebrated Mass on behalf of the world’s persecuted Christians. Joining them are fourth-degree Knights of Columbus.

Holy Week Fitting Time to ‘Unite’ With Persecuted Christians, Cardinal Says

At a Mass in St. Patrick’s Cathedral prayed in solidarity with persecuted Christians throughout the world, Cardinal Dolan offered a special welcome to representatives of two organizations, the … more

By JOHN WOODS | 4/6/22

Students from St. Athanasius School, the Bronx, walk to nearby St. Athanasius Church where Cardinal Dolan offered morning Mass for them March 23 before touring the school.

A+ Day at St. Athanasius

Students from St. Athanasius School, the Bronx, walk ... more

4/6/22

Flag bearers march along Fifth Avenue outside St. Patrick’s Cathedral where Cardinal Dolan celebrated the annual Mass for the NYPD Holy Name Society of Manhattan, Bronx and Staten Island March 27.

NYPD Holy Name Society

4/6/22

Cardinal Dolan Speaks on State Public Safety Proposals

The Catholic Bishops have long been at the forefront regarding the rights of the accused and the humane treatment of those imprisoned, from our staunch opposition to the death penalty, to our demand … more

4/6/22

Cardinal Dolan and Auxiliary Bishop Edmund Whalen recite the Act of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary March 25 at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. The Ukrainian Cross of Gratitude, which has been on a pilgrimage stop since the first week of March, is pictured next to the Ukrainian flag.

Russia, Ukraine Consecrated to Immaculate Heart of Mary

Cardinal Dolan led the faithful of the archdiocese in joining the Universal Church’s consecration of Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord, March 25, at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. more

By CHRISTIE L. CHICOINE | 4/5/22

Cardinal Dolan listens intently as Archbishop Borys Gudziak of the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia addresses the media at St. Patrick's Cathedral March 24 about the war in Ukraine and efforts by the U.S. Church to assist refugees and other displaced persons in Ukraine. The day marked one month since the war began when Russia invaded Ukraine Feb. 24.

Ukrainian Catholic Archbishop Calls War in Ukraine ‘Transformational Moment’ for World

The day before Pope Francis and the world’s Catholic bishops offer a prayer of consecration of Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, a leading Ukrainian Catholic archbishop in the United States called the war in Ukraine “a transformational moment for the world.” more

By JOHN WOODS | 3/25/22