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November 7, 2016

New Jersey meets its new, and first, Catholic cardinal – and vice versa

Cardinal-designate Joseph Tobin, 64, speaks to media at a news conference in Sacred Heart Cathedral introducing him as the next head of the Archdiocese of Newark. Tobin, who has been Archbishop of Indianapolis, will be officially made a cardinal by Pope Francis later this month.

NEWARK, N.J. – New Jersey’s first cardinal knew he was walking into the global media spotlight and, as Pope Francis’ personal choice for the next Archbishop of Newark, into a post that has suddenly taken on unusual significance for the future of American Catholicism.

Published in International