Al Smith Dinner
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Trump, Gaffigan roast Harris for skipping at Al Smith charity dinner
“My opponent feels like she does not have to be here, which is deeply disrespectful to the event and in... Read more
Trump pledges to consider reimplementing ban on overseas abortion funding
Former president Donald Trump on Thursday said he will consider reimplementing a ban on taxpayer funding for abortion overseas. Read more
Cardinal Dolan: Harris received ‘bad advice’ to skip Catholic charity dinner
“It’s a national audience and everybody covers it; now the news is that she’s not there,” Cardinal Timothy Dolan said. Read more
Harris to skip Catholic charity dinner bucking decades-long tradition
This is the first time a presidential candidate has refused an invitation to the dinner since then-Democratic nominee Walter Mondale... Read more
Catholic comedian Jim Gaffigan to host Al Smith dinner; Trump, Harris to attend
The Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, first held in 1945, is organized to raise money for charitable causes in... Read more
Trump, Biden pitch to Catholics at annual Al Smith Dinner
Hours before President Donald Trump announced that he had contracted the coronavirus, the president and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden... Read more
Nikki Haley praises ‘everyday miracles’ of Church despite abuse crisis
Ambassador Nikki Haley used her speech at the annual Al Smith dinner in New York City to acknowledge the Church’s... Read more
Cardinal Dolan recaps Al Smith dinner: Awkward, but at least they prayed.
While presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton traded verbal jabs at the Al Smith Dinner and showed some icy... Read more
Cardinal Dolan: humor comes from faith in providence
Faith and laughter abounded at the 68th annual Al Smith Dinner as comedian Stephen Colbert joked on politicians, big and... Read more
