Cardinal Timothy Dolan

Cardinal Dolan ‘Shocked’ Over Pope Benedict XVI’s Announcement To Resign

Pope Benedict XVI said Monday that he will step down on Feb. 28 — the first pontiff to resign in 600 years.

2013/02/11

Former New York mayor Ed Koch attends the third presidential debate in the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex at Hofstra University October 15, 2008 in Hempstead, New York. This is the final debate before voters will go to the polls in the 2008 general election on November 4. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Former NYC Mayor Ed Koch Dead At 88

Spokesman George Arzt said Koch died at 2 a.m. at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia hospital of congestive heart failure. The funeral will be Monday at Temple Emanu-El in Manhattan.

2013/02/01

Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch takes part in the wreath laying ceremony during the Veteran's Day Parade - Nov. 11, 2012 (credit: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

Listen To Special WCBS 880 Audiofile: Ed Koch 1924-2013

“How’m I doin’?” That was the refrain of Edward Irving Koch, who we knew simply as Ed Koch.

2013/02/01

Cardinal Timothy Dolan and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn (file / credits: Mario Tama/Getty Images, Ben Gabbe/Getty Images)

Dolan, Quinn Mark 40th Anniv. Of Roe V. Wade Decision On Abortion

It was 40 years ago today that the United States Supreme Court ruled in the case of Roe v. Wade, which made abortion legal in America.

2013/01/22

Christians Flock To St. Patrick’s Cathedral For Prayer, Strength In Difficult Times

Christians around the globe are gathering on Monday night to celebrate one of the most important holy days of the year. And in New York, they are flocking to St. Patrick’s Cathedral.

2012/12/24

Cardinal Timothy Dolan at St. Patrick's Cathedral (credit: Rich Lamb / WCBS 880)

Cardinal Dolan Says Christmas This Year Is Somber, Bittersweet

New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan said that this year, there is definitely something different about Christmas.

2012/12/24

Jesse Lewis, Lauren Rousseau, Allison Wyatt, Catherine Hubbard, Benjamin Wheeler and Anne Marie Murphy. (credit: CBS 2)

Mourners Remember 6 More Sandy Hook Victims At Services In Conn., N.Y.

Students Jesse Lewis, Catherine Hubbard, Benjamin Wheeler and Allison Wyatt will all be laid to rest. Teachers Lauren Rousseau and Anne Marie Murphy will also be remembered.

2012/12/20

Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama shake hands during the 67th annual Al Smith dinner at the Waldorf Astoria hotel. (credit: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

Rivals Obama And Romney Quiet Hostilities For Al Smith Dinner

With the Waldorf buttoned down under presidential-level security, the two candidates ascended to the grand dais packed with millionaires, billionaires, bishops, pundits, politicians and the occasional TV star.

2012/10/18

Cardinal Timothy Dolan (credit: Franco Origlia/Getty Images)

Dolan To Offer Closing Prayer At Both GOP And Democratic Conventions

After GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney announced last week that Dolan would offer the benediction at this week’s Republican Convention in Tampa, Fla., some Catholic liberals criticized Dolan’s appearance.

2012/08/28

Timothy Cardinal Dolan in Vatican City - Feb 18, 2012 (credit: FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP/Getty Images)

Dolan To Deliver Closing Prayer At Republican National Convention

The four-day GOP convention begins Monday in Tampa, Fla.

2012/08/23

Colin Cunliffe, left, and Brewter Mccall, right, of Manhattan, celebrate the legalization of same-sex marriage in New York State outside the Stonewall Inn on Christopher St, Friday, June 24, 2011, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

NYC Marks 1 Year Of Gay Marriage

Officials estimate gay marriage has had an economic impact of $259 million on New York City alone during the past year.

2012/07/24

Catholic Mass At St. Patrick's Cathedral

St. Patrick’s Cathedral Set To Undergo $177 Million Restoration

St. Patrick’s Cathedral, the New York City landmark and seat of the Archdiocese of New York, is about to undergo a huge restoration — the kind of facelift that only three years and $177 million can provide.

2012/07/07

FILE - Cardinal Timothy Dolan (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Milwaukee Archdiocese Says It Paid Suspected Pedophile Priests To Leave; Policy Crafted Under Timothy Dolan

A document that surfaced in the archdiocese’s bankruptcy case shows Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who is now head of the archdiocese in New York, discussed payouts in 2003 when he was archbishop of Milwaukee.

2012/05/31

Dolan On Birth Control Mandate: Debate ‘About Religious Freedom, Not Contraception’

Cardinal Timothy Dolan is continuing to speak out against the Obama administration’s controversial birth control mandate a day after Catholic institutions around the country filed a lawsuit against the policy.

2012/05/22

Archdiocese Of New York, Other Catholic Institutions Sue Obama Over Birth Control Mandate

The legal salvos have been fired by Catholic institutions across the country. Cardinal Dolan, the President of the U.S. Conference of Bishops, said the plan to force most employers to provide birth control coverage is just not acceptable.

2012/05/21

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