The 59-year-old abbot, who currently lives at the historic St. Georgenberg Abbey in Austria, was elected on September 14 during the Congress of Abbots, which is taking place in Rome.

In his video today, Cardinal Dolan explains the difference between candidates and catechumens, who are starting the RCIA process this time of year.

Honoring a cherished tradition in Jesuit education, on Thursday Cardinal Dolan celebrated the Mass of the Holy Spirit for St. Ignatius School in the Bronx to mark the beginning of the school year.