A Word from Cardinal Dolan: Santa Maria Maggiore

| 01/2/2023

By: Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan

While Cardinal Dolan is in Rome for the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, he visits the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.

Watch as he tells us about the special connection that Pope Benedict had to Mary, and a unique feature of the Basilica.

Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan

His Eminence, Timothy Cardinal Dolan was named Archbishop of New York by Pope Benedict XVI on February 23, 2009.
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