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Pope Timothy Michael Dolan? A Benedict Man, with a Flare for the Francis Touch

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Cardinal Timothy Dolan waves on the day he presides over Sunday Mass at Signora di Guadalupe church in Monte Mario, ahead of the Conclave and the election of the new pope, in Rome, Italy, May 4, 2025.

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No Christian is exempt from the duty of witnessing to Jesus and offering His invitation to others in his own day-to-day life.

That was Cardinal-designate Timothy Michael Dolan in February 2012, the night before he would become a member of the College of Cardinals.

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Kathryn Jean Lopez

Kathryn Jean Lopez is a senior fellow at the National Review Institute and the religion editor of National Review. Sign up for her weekly newsletter here. She is the author of A Year with the Mystics: Visionary Wisdom for Daily Living.

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