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Cardinal Dolan wrongly claims Muslims are a ‘good example’ for Catholics ‘on our Lenten journey’Cardinal Dolan made a video praising Muslims’ ‘holy season of Ramadan’ and comparing it to Lent, ignoring that the Islamic month involves increased terrorist attacks, including against Catholics.NEW YORK (LifeSiteNews) — Cardinal Timothy Dolan has wrongly claimed that Muslims are “a good example” to Catholics “on our Lenten journey.”In a video message dedicated to the beginning of the month-long season of Ramadan on March 11, Dolan expressed his appreciation for the Islamic feast.“Blessing and graces to our Islamic brothers and sisters because their holy season of...

[Catholic Caucus] EXCLUSIVE: Cardinal Dolan praises priest who presided at ‘trans’ funeral in New York cathedralThe New York archbishop said that Fr. Edward Dougherty 'is a hero' because 'he stopped the (funeral) Mass,' but when questioned that in reality the service was not stopped, Dolan said, 'Then it went on without him,' and he turned around and walked away.Cardinal Timothy Dolan of the Archdiocese of New York told a Catholic laywoman that Father Edward Dougherty, who officiated at the scandalous February 15 funeral service of a transgender activist and atheist in St. Patrick’s Cathedral, “is a hero.”LifeSite spoke with Wendy...

St. Patrick's Cathedral "only knew that family and friends were requesting a funeral Mass for a Catholic, and had no idea our welcome and prayer would be degraded in such a sacrilegious and deceptive way." The Archdiocese of New York which operates the St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City said that it shares the "outrage over the scandalous behavior at a funeral" earlier in the week for a trans activist and offered "an appropriate Mass of Reparation" to reconsecrate the cathedral. The funeral proceedings celebrated blasphemy, whoredom, and had prayers for access to sex changes. According to the statement,...

When it comes to the migrant crisis, President Biden has committed a cardinal sin. The Archbishop of New York, Timothy Cardinal Dolan, told The Post he has reached out to POTUS about the “tragic, broken” migrant system — to no avail. “He doesn’t take my calls or answer my letters,” he said. “New York just can’t handle them all, we know that,” the cardinal added. “It’s very unfair. This is a New York problem, but it’s not just a New York problem. It is an American problem.”

A Conversation with Fr. Frank Pavone — Part 3 — How Bishop Zurek (Amarillo) Abused Priests for Life While the Vatican Supported UsIn the previous interview, you told us that you and your fulltime pro-life ministry received a rather cold reception from Bishop Patrick Zurek when he came to Amarillo in 2008. Did things improve as time went on? No, they got worse, although with the wider Church, our support grew stronger than ever.But regarding Bishop Zurek, let me give you the example of when we saved Baby Joseph in Canada in 2011. You can see www.BabyJosephCentral.com for details, but...

Records were created under disciplinary procedures mandated by Pope Francis to govern investigations of child sexual abuse allegations against bishopsALBANY — The Archdiocese of New York is waging a legal battle to block the disclosure of more than 1,400 pages of internal records related to its investigations of Howard J. Hubbard, who served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany from 1977 to 2014. The records are being sought in connection with a Child Victims Act case filed against Hubbard, the Albany diocese and deceased former priest Francis P. Melfe, who like Hubbard is a target of multiple...

Cardinal Timothy Dolan made a surprise visit to Ukraine on Monday. The Catholic archbishop of New York posted a video to Twitter from Lviv in western Ukraine. “We didn’t know for sure if we’d be able to get here, but — thanks be to God — we were able to leave Poland yesterday and come here to Ukraine,” said Dolan, who has been touring refugee and aid facilities in neighboring Poland and Slovakia.

Bishops press Gomez to halt Communion debateA group of more than 60 bishops has written to Archbishop Jose Gomez this month, pressing for the U.S. bishops’ conference leadership to suspend discussion of the subject of Eucharistic coherence ahead of the USCCB’s June meeting, despite a recent letter from the Vatican’s doctrinal office counseling the bishops to continue discussing the matter. Discussion on the topic was scheduled in March through the ordinary USCCB procedure for setting meeting agendas.Archbishop Jose Gomez, Cardinal Base Cupich, Cardinal Wilton GregoryShareThe letter was signed by several U.S. cardinals, including Cardinal Wilton Gregory of Washington, Cardinal Blase...

Archdiocese of New York to segregate vaccinated, unvaccinated parishionersOther dioceses are implementing similar policies that separate churchgoers and restrict individuals from participating in the Mass.NEW YORK, May 24, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) – The Catholic Archdiocese of New York, led by Cardinal Timothy Dolan, is set to begin segregating the COVID-19-vaccinated and unvaccinated in its churches.Numerous dioceses and parishes across the country are gradually beginning to segregate the vaccinated and the non-vaccinated. The New York news outlet Gothamist reported that the archdiocese would “institute sections in its churches for unvaccinated parishioners or those who want to continue practicing social distancing.”In addition to...

U.S. Bishop Chairmen Express Concerns with Executive Order on Supreme Court DecisionWASHINGTON — Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee for Religious Liberty; Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, chairman of the Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development; Bishop Michael C. Barber, S.J., of Oakland, chairman of the Committee on Catholic Education; Bishop Shelton J. Fabre of Houma-Thibodaux, chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism; and Bishop David A. Konderla of Tulsa, chairman of the Subcommittee for the Promotion and Defense of Marriage, issued a statement responding...

NY Cardinal’s Ulterior MotivesMoney before victimsA recently released document shows the cardinal of New York had ulterior motives in establishing a victims' compensation program. Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York set up a compensation program in 2016, supposedly to bring "peace and healing to those who have suffered abuse."But ABC News obtained a transcript of a 2017 teleconference in which the compensation program's lawyer, appointed by Dolan, explains the cardinal was trying to stop the reopening of New York State's Child Victims Act or CVA.Kenneth Feinberg, the lawyer, said Dolan's thinking was along the lines of, "We are already doing...

[Catholic Caucus] Homo-Folly: Bishops and Priests Outbid Each Other in Gay Propaganda Jesuit Fordham University in New York produced a June 18 video as a compensation for the cancelled pro-gay Outreach 2020 conference. It contains short statements by the originally scheduled speakers who are outbidding each other in gay propaganda. The first is the inevitable James Martin who announces that Outreach 2020 has the support of New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan. Santa Fe Archbishop John Wester whines that “so many of our fellow Catholics" experience isolation and depression on an almost daily basis because of their "sexual orientation" or "gender...

[Catholic Caucus] (Barf Alert) ‘Gay Catholics’ are ‘cornerstone’ of Church, says video with NY Cdl Dolan’s support July 2, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — In a video produced by Fordham University after the coronavirus pandemic forced it to postpone its planned “Outreach 2020” conference for “LGBTQ Catholics,” perhaps the most alarming revelations come within the first 30 seconds. “We were all ready to go,” exclaims Fr. James Martin, S.J., “with the support of Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the Archbishop of New York; Fr. John Cecero, the Jesuit Provincial of the USA, Northeast Province; and Fr.  Joe McShane, the president of Fordham University.” The...

A “Catholic” group funded by pro-abortion billionaire George Soros slammed New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan last week for praising President Donald Trump. In an open letter to the cardinal dated May 1, Faith in Public Life claimed the Republican president is not really pro-life and criticized Catholic Church leaders for expressing even moderate support for him, according to the Catholic News Service. The likely intent of the letter is to sew doubt into pro-life voters’ minds about Trump ahead of the November election. Soros, one of the richest men in America, has dumped hundreds of millions of dollars into pro-abortion...

It was something like 12:30 in the morning on the first of November when I noticed the man across from me on a delayed flight from Florida to New York making the sign of the cross. He was a tough-looking fella, and while I was delighted to know I wasn't the only one praying in the turbulence, it also struck me as confirmation that this being tossed right and left and dipping and dropping in the air was not a good thing. We (obviously) survived, and the pilots made an amazingly smooth landing, considering the strong winds, but was it...

Cardinal Dolan: Why are Cuomo, Democrats alienating Catholics? It’s been a rough time for faithful Catholics recently in our state government’s frantic rush for “progressive” ideas. I’m thinking first of the ghoulish radical abortion-expansion law, which allows for an abortion right up to the moment of birth; drops all charges against an abortionist who allows an aborted baby, who somehow survives the scissors, scalpel, saline and dismemberment, to die before his eyes; mandates that, to make an abortion more convenient and easy, a physician need not perform it; and might even be used to suppress the conscience rights of health...

New York cardinal: Excommunicating pro-abortion politicians ‘not an appropriate response’ NEW YORK, January 25, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) – Archbishop of New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan responded to calls for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's excommunication for his role in enshrining a “fundamental right” to virtually-unlimited abortion in the state, saying via a spokesperson that excommunication is "not an appropriate response." Asked by CNN Religion Editor Dan Burke about the calls for Gov. Cuomo to be excommunicated over New York's new abortion bill, Dolan’s spokesman said he would “not discuss any individual,” but that “excommunication should not be used as a...

. Cardinal Timothy Dolan blasted the Trump administration’s policy of separating kids from their parents on Friday night, calling it “un-American and unbiblical.” The White House got into holy hot water this week when Attorney General Jeff Sessions and press secretary Sander Huckabee Sanders both referenced scripture to claim the administration has the moral authority to forcibly take kids away from parents if they cross the southern border illegally. “I mean, that’s just unjust. That’s un-American and unbiblical,” Dolan, leader of New York City’s 2.8 million Catholics, told CNN on Friday night. Sessions specifically cited the Apostle Paul who in...

Archbishop of Chicago Blase Cupich took a shot at Breitbart News executive chairman and former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon, a devout Catholic, saying it is “laughable” to believe that financial profit is the reasoning behind the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) support for mass immigration to the United States. In an interview with former President Obama political strategist David Axelrod, Cardinal Cupich hit back at Bannon’s comments during a September segment of CBS’s 60 Minutes where he blasted Catholic Bishops for supporting illegal immigration while ignoring the issues and hardships it creates for American citizens. Bannon...

When it comes to American Catholic opinions about climate change, a recent poll shows a major gap between whites and Latinos. The Public Religion Research Institute reports that by margins of approximately 20 percent, Latino Catholics are likelier than white Catholics to believe that there is such a thing as global warming; that it’s “due to human activity”; and that it “constitutes a crisis or a major problem.” What’s causing this discrepancy? A false god, suggests writer Patricia Miller. “White Catholics don’t accept the scientific consensus on climate change because it clashes with their other god: the free market,” declared...