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This comes from Rome, where the sun is shining brightly, the sky is deep blue, the breeze is warm, the wine flows, and the pasta is al dente … and you are jealous! It has been a full week. Last Thursday and Friday, the entire College of Cardinals met with Pope Francis to discuss marriage and family .

During Cardinal Dolan’s 10:15 am Mass on Sunday, February 16th, 2014, the Archbishop preaches on Christians being a light to the world and salt of the earth.

Just a few items to share with you. For one, late tonight I leave for Rome, summoned there, along with my brother Cardinals from around the world, by Pope Francis. Your intentions accompany me, and I already look forward to returning back here in a week.

Recently I read this moving piece on the plight of Christians in the Middle East. It is our duty to stand up for them as is eloquently outlined by Johnnie Moore, author and Professor of Religion and Vice President at Liberty University, on FoxNews.com: I wept as I heard their stories, and I wondered why Christians around the world weren’t incensed by it all.