Several thousand members of New York City’s Catholic faithful flocked to St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan for midnight Mass on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 2025, to attend one of the last Masses presided over by outgoing Archbishop Cardinal Timothy Dolan.
Pope Leo XIV, leader of the Roman Catholic Church, accepted Dolan’s resignation on Dec. 18.
See the gallery below for photos from the service, and read on to learn more about what comes next for Dolan and the Archdiocese of New York.
Why did Cardinal Dolan resign?
Dolan confirmed he had submitted a letter of resignation to the late Pope Francis following his 75th birthday back in February…