Interview with Cardinal Dolan on the Passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

| 12/31/2022

By: Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan

In a wide-ranging interview with The Good Newsroom, Cardinal Timothy Dolan reflects on the passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.

He discusses how he heard the news, the legacy of his pontificate, the late pontiff’s decision to retire in 2013, guiding the Church through the ongoing sexual abuse crisis and how the Archdiocese will commemorate his passing.

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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