Hundreds gathered on the steps of St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Monday to view the historic solar eclipse.
We spoke to many of the people there including a lot of New Yorkers but also some from Holland, Ireland, Mexico and the Philippines. Some just happened to be passing by when the eclipse started, others planned their trips here to be part of history.
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Monsignor Kevin Sullivan, Rabbi Joseph Potasnik, Reverend A.R. Bernard, and Imam Mehmet Ozalp took time to speak with The Good Newsroom about the importance of holding interfaith dialogues, as the topic of religious freedom can only be upheld if all religions can be free.
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Patrick Grady
| 01/16/2026
Pope Leo XIV recalled La Repubblica's 50 years of recounting the history of Italy, the world, and the Church, a constant relationship with readers, freedom of inquiry, and dialogue as the privileged path for peace-building.
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Vatican News
| 01/16/2026
His eventual martyrdom in the face of his opposition’s bigoted fear of positive change is what we observe on Monday.