New York’s Timothy Cardinal Dolan had a lot to say about Pope Francis, who died Monday, however he stored his remarks transient.
“Believe me, I could preach longer,” Dolan stated Tuesday throughout a Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. “But Pope Francis always complained about priests preaching too long.”
As an alternative, Dolan used the 45-minute noon Mass to laud the late pontiff as “a gift to be long savored.”
“He was a troubadour of God’s mercy, constantly preaching God’s tender mercy for us and encouraging our tender mercy for one another,” Dolan stated. “For us Catholics, this is a death in the family. We didn’t call him Holy Father for nothing.”
A mass in honor of Pope Francis was held at St. Patrick’s Cathedral Tuesday. (Shawn Inglima/New York Every day Information)
Dolan supplied prayers for Francis on the venerable cathedral the archbishop dubbed “America’s parish church.”
Becoming a member of him have been Christian, Jewish and Muslim clergy in addition to civic and elected leaders together with Mayor Adams.
Dolan saluted the worldwide Catholic chief a day after the pontiff died after a stroke and coronary heart failure at his Vatican condo.
A girl turns into emotional throughout a mass in honor of Pope Francis at St. Patrick’s Cathedral Tuesday. (Shawn Inglima/New York Every day Information)
The frail Francis had celebrated Easter with public phrases to his trustworthy flock and a quick assembly with Vice President JD Vance.
Unhappy parishioners stuffed the sanctuary to share Dolan’s prayers and share their very own respects.
Sally Nichols, 55. got here from her residence in Rye to honor Francis, whom she credit for guiding her again to the church together with his inclusive insurance policies.
“He meant the world to me,” Nichols stated. “He’s inclusive. He’s compassionate. He owned the mistakes of the church. He also embraced all faiths and all people. That’s what we need more than anything right now. One of his first acts as pope was to wash the feet of Muslim prisoners and that just triggered something in me. Like, we’re in for change and that change is good.”
A girl carrying a Pope Francis shirt throughout a mass in honor of Pope Francis at St. Patrick’s Cathedral Tuesday. (Shawn Inglima/New York Every day Information)
Her good friend, Debra Caputo, 55, of the Higher East Facet, noticed Francis in Rome’s St. Peter’s Sq. in 2015.
“Just seeing him, seeing his presence and welcoming everyone,” she stated. “You felt it right away. He was just incredible. He made people feel so welcome.”
Dolan is heading to Rome to hitch different cardinals who will choose the subsequent pope.
“His sacred responsibility is to preserve the integrity of the faith,” Dolan stated after the mass of the subsequent pope. “Francis did that well. The way, the style that he does it can differ, and we’ve just seen a pro in Pope Francis. He had a winsome style that moved the world. Whoever the new pope will be will have to make sure that he has that same winning style that Pope Francis did.”
Rev. Al Sharpton arrives at a mass in honor of Pope Francis at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (Shawn Inglima/New York Every day Information)
Dolan, a longshot to observe in Francis’ footsteps, has his personal profitable fashion, observers have stated.
Dolan even discovered time for a lighthearted second when he requested Archbishop Gabriele Giordano Caccia, the Holy See’s consultant to the United Nations, if he was out of a job now.
Caccia will ship a Mass in Francis’ honor at St. Patrick’s on Saturday.
An image of the pope sat on the cathedral’s altar, flanked by two lit white candles.
Mayor Adams attended a mass in honor of Pope Francis at St. Patrick’s Cathedral Tuesday. (Shawn Inglima/New York Every day Information)
Dolan thanked God for permitting the world to see the pope’s highs and lows.
“We’re grateful for what God taught us about how he lived and about how he died,” Dolan stated. “He was confident enough to let us see his struggle.”
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