Cardinals call for sacrifice, focus on God

Edward Michael Cardinal Egan

Function: Archbishop of New York, New York, USA

Title: Cardinal Priest of Santi Giovanni e Paolo

Birthdate: Apr 02, 1932	Country: USA

Elevated: Feb 21, 2001	More information: www.catholic-hierarchy.org

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Cardinals call for sacrifice, focus on God
Dec 26, 2005
Roman Catholic cardinals celebrated midnight mass in several U.S. cities calling on the faithful to focus on God to see them through troubled times.

NEW YORK, Dec. 25 2005 (UPI) -- Cardinal Edward Egan told a packed St. Patrick's Cathedral that included New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, former Mayors Ed Koch and Rudy Giuliani and police Commissioner Ray Kelly, the story of Jesus is one of self-sacrifice, the New York Post reported Sunday.

"The Lord has promised that we will never be tried beyond our capacities," the cardinal said.

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