5 months ago
Cardinal Timothy Dolan will opportunity his last midnight Christmas Mass astatine St. Patrick's Cathedral connected Dec. 24 arsenic he moves into retirement, but he has a scheme to support busy, a business plan.
Dolan said he has already received offers to constitute a book and participate successful a documentary arsenic he steps down from his domiciled arsenic archbishop of New York, a position he has held for astir 16 years.
In a caller question and reply pinch Maria Bartiromo connected "Sunday Morning Futures," Dolan said astir nan steps he has taken toward retirement and what he hopes to prosecute next.
"People cognize erstwhile you move 75 — immoderate bishop — beautiful soon he's going to beryllium retired," Dolan said. "So, group cognize that, and they'll commencement penning you. So, I sewage immoderate requests, for illustration to spell to some universities, conscionable to beryllium connected campus, possibly to return a sabbatical, possibly to thatch a course.
CARDINAL ROBERT PREVOST, FIRST AMERICAN POPE: WHAT TO KNOW
In an upcoming version of Fox News' ‘Sunday Morning Futures’ pinch Maria Bartiromo, Dolan said astir nan steps he has taken toward status and what he hopes to prosecute next. (FOX Business)
"I moreover sewage an connection to constitute a book. I sewage an connection to do a documentary connected nan position of nan religion successful nan United States. So, things travel in, and I'm going to benignant of admit nan chance to group my ain schedule."
Dolan noted that he had submitted his resignation successful February arsenic required by canon law.
"It's canon law, religion law, that erstwhile a bishop reaches 75, you must taxable your resignation to nan bishop of Rome, nan Holy Father," Dolan said. "So, I did, and astir 2 weeks later, I sewage nan missive backmost saying … ‘The Holy Father accepts your resignation.’"
POPE FRANCIS' VIEWS ON BUSINESS, THE ECONOMY THROUGH THE YEARS
New York Archbishop Cardinal Timothy Dolan leads Mass astatine nan Beit Jala Latin Parish successful Bethlehem successful nan Israeli-occupied West Bank April, 14 2024. (Yosri Aljamal/Reuters)
The Vatican announced Thursday that Pope Leo has appointed Bishop Ronald Hicks of Joliet, Illinois, arsenic nan adjacent archbishop of New York, placing him astatine nan helm of nan 2.8 cardinal Catholics who dress up nan Archdiocese of New York.
Dolan has led nan archdiocese since 2009.
Dolan will proceed to oversee nan archdiocese arsenic apostolic administrator until Archbishop-designate Hicks formally takes agency connected Feb. 6 astatine St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
NEW CHRISTIAN VALUES INDEX FUND FOR EVANGELICAL INVESTORS CREATED BY INVESTMENT FIRM, S&P
Cardinal Timothy Dolan speaks during a wide astatine St. Patrick's Cathedral connected Christmas Eve successful New York Dec. 24, 2023. (Reuters/Jeenah Moon / Reuters)
GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HERE
Fox News Digital's Ashley Carnahan contributed to this report.
