Many people aren’t aware that Manhattan’s famed Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has a special connection to the Catholic parish of St. Catherine of Siena across the street.
Both are united by the life and work of Rose Hawthorne, daughter of novelist Nathanial Hawthorne.
In the summer of 1896, Rose trained to become a nurse when the cancer center was known as the New York Cancer Hospital.
On Monday, the eve of the 98th anniversary of her death, St. Catherine of Siena parish held a Mass of Thanksgiving for her life and legacy.
See our report in the video above.
Cardinal Dolan points out the parallel in today’s Gospel between the suffering of the widow of Nain and that of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
By:
Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan
| 09/17/2025
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In his video today, Cardinal Dolan marks the feast of St. Robert Bellarmine, an Italian Jesuit and Doctor of the Church, by sharing a conversation he had with a young man deciding where to go to college.
By:
Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan
| 09/17/2025
On this week’s Conversation with Cardinal Dolan, Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Father Dave Dwyer discuss upcoming events, including the unveiling of the new mural at St. Patrick’s Cathedral.