On the eve of Lent, our Holy Father, Pope Benedict, organized a great reason for a party. This past Saturday he created 22 new Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Among them were two New Yorkers: one by birth, Cardinal Edwin O’Brien, a priest of New York born in the Bronx, Archbishop of Baltimore, and Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the Archbishop of New York, born in St. Louis and formerly Archbishop of Milwaukee before being sent by the Holy Father to lead the Archdiocese here.
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Newly-installed Cardinal Dolan to speak at diocesan Public Policy Convocation
Cardinal-designate Timothy Dolan will be the keynote speaker at the diocesan Public Policy Convocation on March 3 at Holy Trinity Diocesan High School, Hicksville.
The Cardinal’s theme will be “On the HHS Mandate: How Catholics Can Make an Impact.” Bishop William Murphy will be the principal celebrant and homilist of the event’s opening Mass. Beginning with registration at 8:45 a.m. and running through 1 p.m., the convocation will include a panel discussion on the New York State bishops’ 2012 legislative agenda which counts respect for life, Catholic education and protection for the poor and vulnerable among its priorities.
The event is free. Registration is required. Online registration is available on the Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Rockville Centre’s website www.catholiccharities.cc/ or by calling 516-733-7078.
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