Originally published at National Catholic Register
Cardinal Dolan said in the interview he had discussed matters of faith with Trump, a nondenominational Christian.
Cardinal Timothy Dolan will lead the opening prayer for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20.
Cardinal Dolan, the archbishop of New York, announced he would take part in the inaugural ceremonies during an interview with the local news channel WPIX on Dec. 24. Dolan also said the opening prayer during Trump’s 2017 inauguration following his 2016 presidential victory.
“The president was kind enough to ask me to do the opening prayer,” Dolan told WPIX. “He had asked me to do the one in 2016 too, so [when] he asked me this time, I said, ‘Well I did it eight years ago; I hope this one works.’”
Cardinal Dolan said in the interview he had discussed matters of faith with Trump, a nondenominational Christian. The cardinal has said in the past that the former president “takes his Christian faith seriously.”
“I believe President Trump and I believe that faith is stirring,” the cardinal said. “I believe that he may have had a bit of a rekindling. Alleluia, because I don’t know how anybody can be president of the United States without a
