Timothy M. Dolan

Leo? Pius? Pelagius? New pope will send message through name

2013-03-13 11:26:00

The name chosen by the next pope will be his first decision -- and the first clue to how he will lead the Roman Catholic Church. Once a pontiff is elected in the Sistine Chapel, he is asked which name he will use. The last pope, Benedict XVI, said he...

Under spotlight, cardinals pray on last Sunday before conclave

2013-03-10 11:36:00

ROME -- They asked for prayers of support, quipped with adoring parishioners and kissed squirming babies. On the eve of what may be the most important decision of their lives, Roman Catholic cardinals who will choose the next pope made their likely last...

Obama axed Giglio but invited Dolan: A double standard?

2013-01-11 13:55:00

Is President Obama guilty of a double standard when it comes to clergymen who condemn homosexuality? The �Rev. Louie Giglio, an evangelical pastor active in the campaign against human trafficking, was supposed to deliver the benediction at Obama’s...

Grief unending for Sandy Hook -- 'There is no answer to this'

2012-12-20 11:04:00

NEWTOWN, Conn. -- People in this idyllic New England town returned on Thursday morning to the church that has served as the centerpiece of its grief and mourned another of the town’s young victims killed last week at Sandy Hook Elementary School....

Politics can be fun: Lindsay Lohan and 'binders full of women'

2012-10-22 05:00:00

The 2012 presidential campaign has largely been a nasty, uninspiring slog toward election day, but there have been moments of hilarity, wonderful absurdity and even a bit of hope – reminders that politics can be fun. My cartoon today is in that...

Weekend Talk Shows

2012-04-06 16:38:23

Archbishop Pietro Sambi dies at 73; Vatican's ambassador to the U.S.

2011-07-29 00:00:00

As papal nuncio to the United States, Archbishop Pietro Sambi had the formidable job of representing the Vatican at a time of challenge and scandal in the Roman Catholic Church, as well as escorting Pope Benedict XVI on his 2008 American visit. By...

Tim Rutten: The road to marriage equality runs through New York

2011-06-22 00:00:00

The current debate over marriage equality in the New York Legislature is a matter of importance to all, because at its heart it's about finally extending basic rights to those to whom they have been denied. The state's Assembly already has approved a...

Haiti declares search-and-rescue phase over

2010-01-23 16:33:42

The Kansas City Star Mary Sanchez column

2013-04-29 00:00:00

There's folly in judging another man's religious convictions. Trouble to be had when the application of another's faith is put under the microscope and enlarged for public scrutiny. But former vice presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan ought to be...

One with the people

2013-03-16 16:05:00

Jorge Mario Bergoglio set the tone for his papacy when he immediately told his fellow cardinals that he would take the name Francis. There has never been a Pope Francis. Vatican deputy spokesman Thomas Rosica dispelled any ambiguity about which Francis...

Letters to the Editor - March 14

2013-03-14 00:00:00

Stakes are high in selection of new pope To the editor: As journalists rush for news about papal frontrunners, they allow real issues to be passed over or inaccurately addressed. Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York, the favorite interviewee of American...

American Cardinals (L-R) Sean P. O'Malley, Keith O'Brien and Timothy M. Dolan board a bus to take them from the North American College to St. Peter's Basilica where a Pro Eligendo Romano Pontifice Mass will be celebrated before they enter the Conclave to decide who will be the next Pope.

2013-03-12 00:00:00

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the Archbishop of New York, leads mass at Saint Patrick's Cathedral on Ash Wednesday in New York February 13, 2013.

2013-02-18 00:00:00

North Carolina delegates, sitting in the front row of the Democratic National Convention, join in the final night's closing prayer with Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York.

2012-09-06 00:00:00