Mass removed from Cardinal Tobin's kidney is benign; 'no further treatment is needed'

Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, N.J., speaks at St. Lucy's Church in Newark Jan. 13, 2025, during an interfaith gathering of religious leaders committed to supporting immigrants facing the threat of mass deportation by the Trump administration. Cardinal Tobin continues to recover after surgery Oct. 29, 2026, to remove a mass from his kidney and "will refrain from public appearances for several weeks," the archdiocese says, adding that "the procedure went as planned." (OSV News photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)