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Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Al Smith Foundation pledge one million dollars to Hurricane Sandy victims (IrishCentral)

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 04:26:59 PST

By: JANE WALSH

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, and the Board of the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation announced Monday a pledge of one million dollars for immediate aid to the victims of Hurricane Sandy.

Barack Obama’s presence at Catholic Al Smith dinner is called ‘insulting’ (IrishCentral)

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 04:04:14 PDT

By: KERRY O'SHEA

On Thursday, President Barack Obama will attend the annual Al Smith fundraising dinner in New York City. Also in attendance will be Cardinal Dolan, setting the scene for a potential clash, say conservatives.

The yuk of the Irish - Barack Obama and Mitt Romney to party with Al Smith and Cardinal Dolan in New York (IrishCentral)

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 05:45:19 PDT

Mitt Romney and Barack Obama will once again meet at the Al Smith dinner in New York next weekNext Thursday, October 18, Mitt Romney and Barack Obama will call a brief cease-fire in their war for the White House They will make their way to New York for the annual Al Smith dinner and yuk it up with Timothy Cardinal Dolan The dinner is technically a fundraiser for Catholic Charities, and the 2008 dinner raised nearly $4 million READ MORE

Al Smith IV to be named as Grand Marshal for 2013 New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade (IrishCentral)

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 04:37:04 PDT

By: JAMES O'BRIEN

Al Smith IV will be named the 2013 Grand Marshal of the St.Patrick’s Day parade in New York this week, IrishCentral has learned. He is the great grandson of Al Smith, the first major Catholic candidate for president when he ran in 1928 and a major fundraiser for philanthropic causes. He is a former senior Wall Street executive who serves on several boards.

Cardinal Dolan does the right thing by inviting President Obama to Al Smith dinner (IrishCentral)

Thu, 09 Aug 2012 04:01:26 PDT

President Obama and Cardinal DolanThe decision by Cardinal Timothy Dolan to invite President Obama to the Al Smith dinner in New York is a very good political moveContrast that with his predecessor, Cardinal Edward Egan, who refused to invite Senator John Kerry when he was opposing President BushDolan was never going to allow himself to be caught in the meat grinder that Egan did on that occasionThough he is suing Obama over health care legislation Dolan knew that snubbing Obama on this occasion would cause a huge backlash READ MORE