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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.

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.

"On Solitude: The Art of Matthew Kirby" opens tomorrow, Thursday, August 9, 2018 at 5pm at The Sheen Center Gallery with a collection of 20 oil paintings that capture the interplay between “the personal” and “the remote” in the figures, objects, and landscapes of urban life. The exhibit will open with a reception at 5pm on Thursday, August 9, 2018 and will run through Sunday, September 2, 2018.

As he himself announced earlier this morning, a report has come to the archdiocese alleging abuse from over forty-five years ago by the now retired Archbishop of Washington, Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who, at the time of the reported offense was a priest here in the Archdiocese of New York. This was the first such report of a violation of the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People ever made against him of which the archdiocese was aware.

After careful review, the Trustees of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, which has responsibility to oversee the administration of both the Cathedral and archdiocesan cemeteries, believe that the recent court case concerning the earthly remains of Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen was again incorrectly decided, and will seek an appeal of that decision along with a stay on moving the remains while the appellate court considers the case.

300 Hispanic Catholic leaders from the eight dioceses of New York State will gather for the Regional V Encuentro at The Desmond Hotel in Albany, New York from June 22 to June 24 to discuss the future of Hispanic Ministry in the Catholic Church. | 300 líderes católicos hispanos de las ocho diócesis del estado de Nueva York se reunirán para el V Encuentro Regional en The Hotel Desmond en Albany, Nueva York, del 22 al 24 de junio para hablar sobre el futuro del ministerio hispano en la Iglesia Católica. 

The Trustees of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, along with the entire Archdiocese of New York, have long prayed for and looked forward to the Beatification and Canonization of Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen.  The Diocese of Peoria has done the Church a great service in advancing the Cause thus far.

The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture’s second annual "Sheen Center Theater Festival of Catholic Playwrights" opens Thursday, June 21 and runs through Sunday, June 24 with staged performances by emerging and established Catholic playwrights telling the stories that speak to the heart of our times.

On Monday, May 21 at 7:00 PM, come to the Sheen Center for Thought & Culture (18 Bleecker Street, at the corner of Elizabeth Street) for Inside “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination," a conversation with curators about the largest exhibition in the history of The Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, featuring a significant loan of papal robes and accessories from the Vatican. Tickets are $20 and available at SheenCenter.org, by phone at (212) 925-2812, or in-person at The Sheen Center box office.

The Magis Theatre Company’s “Logos Project” and The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture bring to the stage, In Love with Thee: Mystical Poetry in Performance from the Jewish, Christian and Sufi Traditions, an unprecedented encounter of diverse faith traditions through the performance of sacred poetry on Monday, April 16 at 7:30 PM. 

Director of the Vatican Observatory and American Jesuit, Br. Guy Consolmagno, S.J. will take the stage, on Tuesday, April 10 at 7 PM in The Sheen Center’s Loreto Theater, for an uncharted journey into science fictions’ most enduring archetypes in popular culture.  In the age of technological innovation and artificial intelligence, reality is beginning to mirror science fiction more than ever previously imagined; Brother Consolmagno will be joined by Fordham University’s Associate Professor of Theology and Ethics, Dr. Charles Camosy in exploring this compelling trend and its ethical implications. The evening’s talk will touch upon familiar spiritual themes in the popular imagination, opening a dialogue between faith and science, their overlapping cosmologies, and shared metaphors. 

In commemoration of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the bells of St. Patrick’s Cathedral will toll 39 times this evening at 7:05 PM., marking the 50th anniversary of his assassination.

With all of New York, the Archdiocese of New York joins in mourning the passing of our beloved Rusty Staub.  Known as a great baseball player and teammate, Rusty was also a great philanthropist, who did so much to support Catholic Charities, Catholic schools, and our Catholic food pantries and food distribution programs.  Whenever we were together, he would say, “Tell me what you need, Cardinal” and he would always come through. 

Click here for the schedule of the Easter Triduum at Saint Patrick's Cathedral.

Archbishop of New York Timothy Cardinal Dolan will visit the Sing Sing Correctional Facility on Monday, March 26 at 10:00 AM to commemorate the start of Holy Week and Easter with a Mass for the staff and inmates.

The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture will be hosting a talk titled A NEW WAY OF SEEING: THE CHURCH AND CONTEMPORARY ART AND FILM this evening Thursday, March 22 at 7:00 PM with Bishop Paul Tighe, Secretary of the Vatican's Pontifical Council for Culture and Fr. Robert Lauder, Professor of Philosophy at St. John’s University.

Archbishop of New York Timothy Cardinal Dolan will be celebrating St. Patrick’s Day Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Saturday, March 17, 2018 at 8:30 AM.  The homilist for the Mass will be Bishop Dennis J. Sullivan, former Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of New York and Bishop of Camden, New Jersey.

The Archives of the Archdiocese of New York announces the launch of a digital database of historical sacramental records dating back to the earliest documented Catholic baptisms and marriages in the Archdiocese of New York, in 1785.

Best-selling author and prominent papal biographer, George Weigel, will be at The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture on Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at 7:30PM to discuss LESSONS IN HOPE, his most recent and personal book about the late Pope Saint John Paul II.