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“No matter how dark some days seemed, we remained united in our unwavering faith in God, knowing that He would bring light out of the darkness, hope from despair, life from death.”

Cardinal Timothy Dolan
Archbishop of New York
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A woman prays alone, amid taped-off pews to comply with social distancing guideline. [Jeff Bruno]
Photo: Jeffrey Bruno

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Portrait of the late Father Jorge Ortiz-Garay in the sanctuary of St. Brigid Church, Brooklyn, N.Y., on March 27, 2021, marking the first anniversary of his death from COVID-19 – the first Catholic priest in the U.S. to succumb to the coronavirus. [Gregory A. Shemitz]
Photo: Gregory A. Shemitz

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Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York arrives at the Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Community Center in Harlem on November 24, 2020 to assist with the distribution of food for Thanksgiving to those in need. [Johnny Zhang]
Photo: Johnny Zhang

“There is a touching sense of unity, solidarity and connectedness as we all feel particularly vulnerable and look to God our Father to take care of us. We trust that He does.”

Cardinal Timothy Dolan
Archbishop of New York
March 15, 2020

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Father John Miara, pastor of the Shrine of the Holy Innocents leads a Eucharistic Procession on December 28, 2020 in New York’s Garment District. [Jeffrey Bruno]
Photo: Jeffrey Bruno

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Candlelight vigil at Elmhurst Hospital Center in Queens, N.Y., on April 16, 2020. [William Volcov/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News]
Photo: William Volcov/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News

“All through life, we go through dying and rising. We’re in a period of dying right now throughout the world from COVID-19. But we know that the rising will come.”

Cardinal Timothy Dolan
Archbishop of New York
March 29, 2020

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Workers at Catholic Charities in the Bronx distribute food to those in need. Throughout the pandemic, the archdiocese served vulnerable communities through 188 pop-up pantries in parishes and other locations, as well as provided more than 1 million meals were distributed by November 2020. [Johnny Zhang]
Photo: Johnny Zhang

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A nurse at Lennox Hill Hospital in Manhattan brings hope and encouragement to a COVID-19 patient. [Lee Weissman]
Photo: Lee Weissman

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“We need one another…Community is essential for us.”

Cardinal Timothy Dolan
Archbishop of New York
June 18, 2020
Fr. Stephen Howe from Sts. Peter and Denis Church, Yonkers, N.Y. anoints an elderly woman in the intensive care unit at St. John’s Riverside Hospital in Yonkers. [Sts. Peter and Denis Parish]
Photo: Sts. Peter and Denis Parish

“We need one another…Community is essential for us.”

Cardinal Timothy Dolan
Archbishop of New York
June 18, 2020

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Nurse Fatima Mouslem receives a blessing from Ursuline Sister Edith Menegus, director of pastoral care at St. Charles Hospital in Port Jefferson, N.Y., on May 11 2020. [Gregory A. Shemitz]
Photo: Gregory A. Shemitz

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Father Matthew Browne baptizes 5-month-old, Rocco Richard O'Toole - -born days before the COVID-19 pandemic began to surge through New York -- on August 16, 2020 -- the traditional feast day of the child's patron, St. Rocco, believed to be a protector against plagues and all contagious diseases. [Gregory A. Shemitz]
Photo: Gregory A. Shemitz

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A young girl and her mom adventure out in the cold in New York City’s Chelsea section. [David Levy]
Photo: David Levy

“Crisis help us recover the basics we have ignored…A faith that may have been dormant or ignored is rediscovered, a trust in the Lord who repeated over and over again, “Be not afraid.”

Cardinal Timothy Dolan
Archbishop of New York
March 25, 2020

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Sixth-grade students sit behind plexiglass partitions on the first day of the new school year, on September 8, 2020. Catholic schools were heralded for safety, efficiency and quality education during the pandemic. [Gregory A. Shemitz]
Photo: Gregory A. Shemitz

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Parishioners of The Shrine of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel participate in scaled back celebration of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel on July 16, 2020. [Jeffrey Bruno]
Photo: Jeffrey Bruno

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Faith
Photo: Gregory A. Shemitz

“When we are tempted to despair, we need to remember that we’ve been through it before. And so we say, “Lord, you have been our refuge through all generations.”  

Cardinal Timothy Dolan
Archbishop of New York
June 2, 2020

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Photo: Gregory A. Shemitz

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Hope

“We hear plenty about emptiness during these days of dreaded pandemic… it is the God of the living who fills us with life, meaning, resolve, light and hope. He has risen as He said He would. Alleluia, Alleluia.”

Cardinal Timothy Dolan
Archbishop of New York
‍Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020
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