Overview

• During a Fox & Friends interview Friday, New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan called Kirk “a modern-day St. Paul,” praising him as a missionary and evangelist.
• The remarks fueled calls on X for Kirk to be named a saint, while critics labeled the comparison inappropriate or odd.
• Under Archdiocese and Vatican procedures, a cause typically waits five years, beatification hinges on martyrdom or one verified miracle, and canonization requires a second miracle.
• Kirk, 31, was shot and killed on Sept. 10 at Utah Valley University; Dolan condemned the killing as evil and lamented ad hominem attacks.
• The Washington Examiner reports the alleged shooter, Tyler Robinson, has been arrested, and a funeral is scheduled Sunday at the Arizona Cardinals stadium with President Donald Trump among the attendees.