Cardinal Dolan

France has given us so many saints. We call France the “Eldest Daughter of the Church” because of her deep Catholic roots. Some have said she’s an aging grandma in hospice – but you wouldn’t have thought that when Pope Leo visited last month! So, on the feast of St. Martin of Tours, a great French saint, let’s pray for our Eldest Daughter. @thegnewsroom

November is the month of the Faithful Departed, when we pray for those whom we loved, as well as the poor souls in purgatory. Thanks be to God that the mercy of Jesus is so powerful that it can even extend after death! @thegnewsroom

I hear a lot of people reminisce about traditions they think have gone away. Those traditions don't have to be things of the past! You love them, you appreciate them? Do them! @thegnewsroom

The other day a wonderful woman gave me a spiritual bouquet. Have you ever heard that term? It’s when somebody promises you prayers! It’s one of the most beautiful, powerful, and touching gifts that I could get. @thegnewsroom

Are you familiar with the term “influencer?” I hear it all the time. I finally asked what it means, and they told me that they’re people that move us in society. I tell you this: the real “influencers” are the saints! We don’t need to go to social media. We’ve got Jesus, we’ve got His Mother, and we’ve got the saints in Heaven! @thegnewsroom

Yesterday was Election Day. I think it’s a good day to remember the ultimate victory! The victory is ours through Jesus Christ, through His passion, death, and Resurrection He triumphed. After Election Day, when we’ve got winners or losers, remember that with Jesus Christ we are all winners! @thegnewsroom

I’m an old-timer, I enjoy readings the newspapers – but I tell you, one thing that irritates the heck out of me is that every time I open up the newspaper, I see the pictures of the same people! The pictures we need are of Jesus, and Mary, and Joseph, and the saints. They are the ones who get us through tough times. @thegnewsroom

It’s All Souls' Day, the feast of All Souls. This is the day we remember the faithful departed – those to whom we’ve been close in the past. Do you remember that beautiful little prayer? “Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.” Happy All Souls' Day! @thegnewsroom

Last night was the eve of All Hallows and today is All Saints' Day! One of my favorite days of the year, Thanksgiving, is not too far away. When we get together as family around a table of friendship, unity, and love, that in a way is what the communion of saints is all the time! We belong not only to an earthly family, but also a supernatural family that we call the communion of saints. Happy All Saints' Day! @thegnewsroom

Jesus said, “Be not afraid!” I think of that today because it’s the Eve of All Hallows: Halloween! Tonight, we try (in a humorous way) to try to scare one another. But it just reminds us that, when we have our Lord on our side, fear is useless. Our faith in Jesus means “be not afraid!” @thegnewsroom

Can I tell you about an event I attended last week? Robert Kraft got over 1,000 people to come together against hate. He’s worried about the division in our society, most visibly in antisemitism. There were people of all religions -- and some with no religion at all -- who simply said we need to be united for love, against hate. Boy, was it ever an inspirational evening! @thegnewsroom

Last week I spent the week in the @BuffaloDiocese and boy do I ever appreciate their invitation and warm hospitality. Bishop Michael Fisher is doing a phenomenal job! The highlight had to be the Mass at St. Stanislaus Parish, the center of the Polish community in Buffalo. They really inspired me and I won’t forget them. @thegnewsroom

It’s the feast of St. Jude, one of the most popular saints around. We go to Jesus through his intercession for impossible causes. We don’t really know why – scholars speculate it’s because he was the forgotten apostle, because he was mixed up with Judas Iscariot. So, St. Jude gives us a lot of hope. My beloved Milwaukee Brewers have long been considered an impossible cause. We’ll keep praying! @thegnewsroom

We keep wanting to live longer and longer. A professional was telling me that within the next generation, 100 years will not be seen as “old age.” But we know how long we can live. You and I know, as believers know, we can live forever! @thegnewsroom

When the end was near, St. Peter's Square was filled with hundreds of thousands of people from around the world who had come to pray with him and for him as Pope St. John Paul II lay dying. We remember him with gratitude. Pope St. John Paul II, pray for us! @thegnewsroom

What love we have for our brothers and sisters in the Orthodox Churches! I want to congratulate and send my love and best wishes to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople. This is his 35th anniversary as the successor of St. Andrew! May God let him stay with us for a long time. @thegnewsroom

Yesterday I had a very moving Mass in honor of two police officers killed in the line of duty on the same day 38 years ago. They really believed when Jesus said, greater love than this nobody has, than to give his or her life for another. That's what they did! That's why I have such admiration for our police officers. That's why I'm so honored to serve as one of their co-chaplains here in New York. @thegnewsroom

Our Blessed Mother appeared to the three little shepherds in Fatima in 1917. Her last apparition was today, October 13! I have the honor today of offering Mass at the National Blue Army Shrine, the shrine to Our Lady of Fatima in New Jersey. I’ll light a candle for you! @thegnewsroom

There’s not a leader in the past immune to criticism except Jesus. But I tell you this – the virtue of Christopher Columbus is towering. Happy Columbus Day, everybody! @thegnewsroom

When Blessed Fulton John Sheen was ordained a priest, he made a promise that, every Saturday, he would offer the Mass of the Blessed Mother. He also asked Our Lady to give him a gift. @thegnewsroom