Cardinal Dolan safe in Jerusalem amid Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel osvnews.com
Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York is presently safe in Jerusalem amid Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel, where air raid sirens in the late hours of April 13 alerted the country to incoming drones and missiles.
Joseph Zwilling, communications director for the Archdiocese of New York, who is accompanying the cardinal on the scheduled April 12-18 trip to Israel and Palestine, reported the delegation’s status to OSV News in Jerusalem in the early morning hours April 14.
The cardinal is making this pastoral visit in his role as chairman of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association, which supports the Catholic Church in the Middle East, Northeast Africa, India and Eastern Europe. The visit marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Pontifical Mission for Palestine, established by Pope Pius XII in 1949 and placed since its inception under the administration of CNEWA…
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