A Conversation with the President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, greets a well-wisher during the bishops’ meeting at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Atlanta, June 14, 2012.

Denis O'Hayer / WABE

America’s Catholic bishops are meeting here in Atlanta this week. They face several controversial issues: among them, the fight with the Obama administration over a birth control health coverage mandate, and the continuing response to the clergy sex abuse scandal. WABE’s Denis O’Hayer spoke with the President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York.