Brigid Bergin

WNYC producer and reporter Brigid Bergin is covering Cardinal Timothy Dolan's Ash Wednesday mass today — his first since returning to New York City from his elevation ceremony in Rome last weekend. Here's what's on her morning reading list:

Pope Benedict the XVI elevated 22 men to the position of cardinal on Saturday, including Timothy M. Dolan, head of the New York Archdiocese.

He may not officially have the title yet, but that didn’t stop Sirius XM radio’s Catholic Channel from airing its first episode of A Conversation with Cardinal Dolan on Thursday. New York Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan will be elevated to the office of cardinal on Saturday in Rome.

Police Commissioner Ray Kelly scores high for job performance despite recent flare-ups in the press over surveillance efforts targeting Muslim communities and his role in a controversial anti-Muslim film, according to a poll of New York City voters.

The Susan G. Komen for the Cure announced on Friday that they have reversed their decision to pull funding from Planned Parenthood. 

Mayor Michael Bloomberg is making a donation of $250,000 to Planned Parenthood Federation of America in an effort to defray the loss of funds withdrawn by the Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

A coalition of community groups calling themselves the 99 percent campaign are asking Mayor Michael Bloomberg for a budget proposal that closes the city's projected $2 billion budget gap without harming services to poor and low income New Yorkers.

City Council members approved a bill Wednesday that requires banks to notify the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) within 15 days of the start of foreclosure proceedings. Banks who fail comply face a fine of up to $1,000 each week until they complete the notification process.

City Council member Elizabeth Crowley introduced a resolution at a Council meeting Wednesday that urges the state legislature to pass a pending bill that would make assaulting a New York City Sanitation worker a Class D felony.

WATCH. President Barack Obama made a campaign stop in New York City on Thursday hoping for deep pockets at four fundraisers, — and even launched into Al Green's "Let's Stay Together,...

Democrat Mark Murphy plans to challenge first-term Republican Michael Grimm in New York's 13th congressional district.  The district covers all of Staten Island and parts of southwest Brooklyn. 

Ferry riders are getting "scrooged" out of holiday decorations this year at the Staten Island Ferry terminals. That's because the Department of Transportation has nixed the tinsel, tree, lights and bows this holiday season.

This is not a traditional church. In fact, it’s just the community room of a residential building in the East Village. Paper signs taped to entrance read “Private: Prayer Service in Session. Do not disturb.”

An aide to state Senator Shirley Huntley and one of the senator's housemates have pleaded not guilty to charges they stole more than $29,000 dollars in grant money intended for a New York City nonprofit founded by Huntley. Two others were also arraigned this morning in State Supreme Court in Nassau County.

As Catholics start the holy season of Advent, there will be some changes in how they celebrate Mass. Starting this weekend, Roman Catholic churches across the United States and othe...

Approximately 250 were arrested when protesters marched through the streets of Manhattan on Thursday as part of the all-day citywide demonstration that officials said could draw ...

As New York City endures a record-breaking, unseasonably early winter storm, those camping out in Zuccotti Park as part of the Occupy Wall Street protests are getting their first taste of what conditions may be like when the seasons officially change.

Occupy Wall Street protesters celebrated Friday when a plan for the park owners to clean the park was temporarily shelved. Organizers are planning marches and other events on Saturday, including an "Occupation Party" in Times Square at 5 p.m.

Street artist and controversial graphic designer Shepard Fairey's imagery is being used by Wall Street protesters: using a palate of red, black and beige, the “Hope” artist's designs have been used for an invitation to the Occupation Party, a protest planned in Times Square on Saturday.

Police made 14 arrests when a few hundred Wall Street protesters left Zuccotti Park and marched near the Stock Exchange after owners of the Lower Manhattan park that has become the demonstrators' makeshift headquarters made a last-minute decision to postpone the planned cleanup.