Archbishop of New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan described in a post on X on Sunday how he was forced to take shelter in Bethlehem during Iran’s attack on Israel.
U.S. Cardinal Timothy Dolan shared details about the moment he had to run for shelter Saturday as Iran launched a missile attack on Israel while he was visiting Bethlehem. The Archbishop of New York is spending a week in Israel to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association . He is the chair of the association. Cardinal Dolan started his tour in Jerusalem on Friday and arrived in Bethlehem on Saturday, when Iran unleashed a missile attack on Israel.
Dolan's trip was planned prior to Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7, which led Israel to declare war on Hamas, pounding the Gaza Strip with airstrikes and launching a ground invasion. In an interview with OSV News published April 4, CNEWA communications director Michael La Civita said Cardinal Dolan did not plan to visit Gaza, but planned to meet with hostages’ families.
make a heartfelt appeal for a halt to any action that might fuel a spiral of violence with the risk of dragging the Middle East into an even greater conflict,' the pope said in a statement following the attacks. Fox News' Greg Wehner contributed to this report.
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