An influential voice in the Catholic Church joined with leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Sunday and Monday to highlight their shared love of God, country and religious freedom.
“We have to remember that patriotism is a biblical virtue,” Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York, said in a news release. “And to see people coming together — especially to see our young people — to show that we’re not alone in our love for God and country.”
More than 3,000 people gathered in Orem to hear Dolan, the keynote speaker for the Freedom Festival’s annual patriotic service.