Timothy Cardinal Dolan and Ronald Hicks, Archbishop-designate of New York, celebrate an Advent/Christmas Mass for archdiocesan employees in Saint Patrick’s Cathedral. Pope Leo XIV has appointed Hicks, of the Diocese of Joliet, Illinois, as the next archbishop of New York following Dolan’s mandatory retirement at the age of 75. | ABC7NY

New York Archbishop Cardinal Timothy Dolan dedicated and blessed a new mural at St. Patrick's Cathedral by Adam Cvijanovic. The artwork, named "What's So Funny About Peace, Love and Understanding," decorates the cathedral's narthex and celebrates the faith of first responders and generations of immigrants to New York City. | ABC7NY

I’m going to start something new the next couple of weeks: “Worth Recovering!” In other words, devotions, practices, and some of the essentials of Catholic life that we’ve lost track of over the last decades. Let’s start with one of the basics: the Sign of the Cross. | Timothy Cardinal Dolan

We ought to Baptize our babies soon after birth! Sometimes I'm Baptizing babies who are running up the aisle. We shouldn't wait too long. | Timothy Cardinal Dolan