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The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe will be celebrated at St. Patrick’s Cathedral with a vigil prayer service and concert tonight, December 11, 2018 at 7pm. The vigil of Las Mañanitas will include a prayer service, traditional Mexican music, mariachi, and folk performances in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe. These events are hosted by Casa Puebla and El Comite Guadalupano de la Arquidiocesis de Nueva York.

Four elegantly crafted busts of the four popes to have visited St. Patrick’s Cathedral will now greet the cathedral’s five million annual visitors as they enter the north and south vestibules on Fifth Avenue. Papal visits are rare, defining moments in New York City’s history. From Papal Masses at Yankees Stadium to the iconic popemobile making its way to Central Park, no image is more indelibly linked to a papal visit than the pope’s arrival at the spiritual center of the city, St. Patrick’s Cathedral. These four busts of Pope Paul VI, Pope John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI, and Pope Francis are intended to memorialize these historic visits, as well as their significance to the cathedral, the city and, the generations of people they encountered.

Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York, will celebrate Thanksgiving Mass at Shawangunk Correctional Facility for staff and inmates.

I am saddened to tell you that our beloved Bishop Robert A. Brucato, retired auxiliary bishop of New York, and former pastor, chancellor, and vicar general, has gone home to the Lord.

Five parishes partner with Con Edison Clean Energy Businesses to install rooftop solar systems; program aligns with Pope’s appeal for environmental protection.

I regret once again having to be the bearer of bad news, but I write to inform you that the archdiocese has received an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor brought against Bishop John Jenik, an auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese.

This morning’s horrific shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue, targeting our Jewish brothers and sisters who had gathered in prayer and worship, was more than an act of senseless violence, it was an attack on all people of faith. Our prayers are with those who were killed and injured, as we stand in solidarity against anti-Semitism and hatred wherever and whenever it occurs.

The 11th Annual Marathon Runners Mass will be celebrated at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral on Saturday, November 3, 2018 at 5:30pm.  Everyone participating in the New York City Marathon this year who wishes to receive a blessing is invited to attend. The celebrant will be the rector of St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Monsignor Robert T. Ritchie.

The 73rd Annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner featuring honored guests the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Nikki R. Haley as Keynote Speaker and acclaimed comedian Jim Gaffigan as Master of Ceremonies, is scheduled for Thursday, October 18, 2018 at the New York Hilton Midtown. 

Monsignor Robert T. Ritchie, Rector of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, will celebrate the 10:15 AM Mass this Sunday, October 14, 2018 at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in commemoration of the six new saints to be declared by Pope Francis at the Canonization Mass, this Sunday, in Rome.

Archbishop of New York Timothy Cardinal Dolan will be the principal celebrant for the COLUMBUS DAY MASS at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Monday, October 8, 2018 at 9:30 AM.  Bishop James F. Checchio from the Diocese of Metuchen, New Jersey will deliver the homily.

Ambassador Nikki R. Haley, the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations, will be the speaker at the 73rd annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner on Thursday, October 18, 2018 in the Grand Ballroom of New York’s Hilton Hotel Midtown.

The first annual Guardian Mass of the Archdiocese of New York and the Diocese of Brooklyn will take place at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Monday, October 1, 2018 at 12pm. The Guardian Mass will honor the men and women of New York City agencies, both local and federal, who work to ensure the safety of the people of New York.

My column is not usually a place to discuss personnel moves, but I hope you will allow me to give you some background on two decisions that are particularly significant for our archdiocese.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, today announced that Judge Barbara S. Jones, former Federal Judge and prosecutor, has accepted his invitation to serve as “Special Counsel and Independent Reviewer” to review, evaluate, and recommend improvements to the Archdiocese of New York’s response to the sexual abuse crisis currently confronting the Church.

Over this difficult summer, I’ve done a lot of listening. Many of you have told me that you are upset, angry, bewildered, and frustrated about the ongoing crisis of sexual abuse in the Church. I am not afraid to say that so am I. This has been a painful period for all Catholics.

Russell Shaw offers "bright spots through the storm" of the current crisis afflicting the Church.

Even with all the ugliness that we've seen in the reports of sexual abuse in the Church, we cannot reject the whole because of the evils in some parts. I still see the beauty of the Church I love, the Bride of Christ.

All summer, with news of the stinging scandals—Theodore McCarrick, the Pennsylvania Grand Jury, the controversy caused by Archbishop Vigano’s controversial letter—one right after the other, I began to wonder about the power of Satan, the prince of darkness. While we Catholics were sad, the Devil was laughing.

The 2018 Fall Season opens this month with an outstanding array of events, including the second installment of JESUITS AND JEDI EPISODE II: THE DOMINICANS STRIKE BACK, on September 29 at 7:00PM in the Loreto Theater. This critically-acclaimed SHEEN CENTER original series presents the dialogue between faith and science through the highly accessible and iconic lens of Star Wars and will feature guest speakers Fr. Humbert Kilanowski, O.P. and Fr. John Marie Devaney, O.P.