With prayerful hope, Call To Action Metro NY welcomes the appointment of Archbishop Ronald Hicks as the next Archbishop of New York at this pivotal moment in the life of the Archdiocese and the universal Church.  Archbishop Hicks comes to New York with a reputation for deep listening, social engagement, and a pastoral vision firmly rooted in the spirit of the Second Vatican Council. 

CTA Metro NY joins the human family in mourning the death of Pope Francis on April 21st, 2025. His pontificate in many ways advanced the call that we as Catholics be church to one another, as evidenced by his pastoral priorities, public statements, and theological writings. 

The letter defines racism as people “… either consciously or unconsciously…holding that his or her own race or ethnicity is superior and therefore judges person of other races or ethnicities as inferior and unworthy of equal regard.” The letter notes that when this conviction or attitude leads “individuals or groups to exclude, ridicule, mistreat or unjustly discriminate against persons on the basis of their race or ethnicity, it is sinful. 

As Catholics called to be church to one another, CTA Metro NY strongly disapproves of the Archdiocese of New York’s overreach and mismanagement of their property known as the Connelly Theater. The Archdiocese’s recent decision to increase scrutiny of theater productions performed at this space is directly responsible for New York Theater Workshop and SheNYC Arts vacating the space and the resignation of the theater’s general manager. 

The LGBTQ community and our allies are not gripped by a dangerous, death-dealing “gender theory” debunked by scientists. The Vatican actually is, in their insistence that gender identity be limited to these rigid, binary labels we impose on one another as fallible human beings. Transgender Catholics show us that gender identity is a beautiful part of the human experience that each of us personally co-creates with God. 

CTA Metro NY conducted outreach to the incarcerated and formerly incarcerated, responding to Pope Francis’ desire that the synodal process reach out to the most marginalized. We are pleased to share these voices with you. You may find our consolidated information here:

The Chapter wrote to Cardinal Dolan about his teaching failures in his recent relationship with President Trump. An article from America Magazine about Dolan and Trump is here along with our letter to Cardinal Dolan. 

New York reincarcerates more people on parole for technical violations than nearly every other state in the country, of people on parole.

This quote is from the Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church (2005), no. 398 was incorporated in a letter from Bishop Coakley, Bishop Dorsonville and Bishop Shelton Fabre, Chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism, United States Catholic Conference of Bishops calling for police reform. 

Francis's Church cannot be much of a field hospital for the faithful struggling to live Jesus message if almost no one is permitted entry into the field hospital much less the clinic.