Cardinal Joseph Tobin Archives

‘Enough is enough’ of how Cuba treats its people, Bishop Cruz says at vigil
- Jul 22, 2021
Bishop Manuel A. Cruz, a Cuban-American and an auxiliary of the Newark Archdiocese, told the congregation at a West New York Catholic church that “the hour has come to say ‘ENOUGH.'”

By Marco Guerrero
N.J. cardinal asks Catholics to sign petition to Congress on Hyde Amendment
- Jul 8, 2021
Taxpayer-funded abortion “represents a failure to recognize the sanctity of human life and promotes a culture in which human life in its most vulnerable moment is perceived as disposable,” said Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin.

By Catholic News Service
Pope urges Catholics and Evangelicals to continue working for unity
- Jun 11, 2021
Christians together can change the world. That was the message Pope Francis gave Wednesday to Catholic leaders, evangelical and pentecostal pastors gathered for this year’s John 17 retreat, encouraging them to continue on a path of unity.

By John Lavenburg

Newark prelate highlights technology as challenge to social justice
- May 17, 2021
As Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark spoke from in front of his computer to virtual attendees at day two of the Catholic Campaign on Human Development 50th anniversary celebration Saturday, his office windows were closed to limit the outside noise. It was unusual for the 69-year-old prelate, who, in the spirit of St. John XXIII, prefers the windows of the church open.

By John Lavenburg

Pope’s desire for synodality will reshape the church, Cardinal Tobin says

May 6, 2021

Pope Francis’s repeated calls for mercy and for the church to hear voices from the peripheries is an invitation to accept that the Holy Spirit speaks not just to church leaders but to all the baptized, Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, New Jersey, said in an online lecture.

By Dennis Sadowski

Cardinal Tobin invites faithful to ‘return to grace’ through the Eucharist

Mar 6, 2021

Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin has invited the faithful of the Archdiocese of Newark to reflect on how the pandemic-induced “Great Eucharistic Fast” has affected their faith life and called on them to spiritually prepare for the eventual return of in-person worship when it can be done safely.

By Catholic News Service