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New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan waves to the audience after being introduced at the 78th annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner at the Park Avenue Armory in New York City Oct. 19, 2023. (OSV News photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)
New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan waves to the audience after being introduced at the 78th annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner at the Park Avenue Armory in New York City Oct. 19, 2023. (OSV News photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York, will host the 79th Annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner Thursday night at the New York Hilton Midtown. The 45th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump is the featured speaker, and comedian and actor Jim Gaffigan will serve as the dinner’s emcee. The annual dinner raises funds for needy children in New York.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Jim Gaffigan discussed the event for The Good Newsroom

Tickets to the 2024 Dinner are sold out. The event will be streaming live at https://www.alsmithfoundation.org/dinner/. The livestream will begin at 7:30 p.m.