Cardinal Timothy Dolan celebrated a special Mass for young adults at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral on Thursday, drawing hundreds of participants and reflecting a growing national resurgence of young people returning to the Church.

The chairman of the USCCB’s Subcommittee for the Promotion of Racial Justice and Reconciliation issued the statement in light of recent statements regarding the Somali community in the United States.

Jesus was very aware that His words and actions were being misunderstood by the people of His day.