Cardinal Timothy Dolan has praised Charlie Kirk as a “modern-day Saint Paul” and described the assassinated conservative activist as a “hero” and “evangelist".

Appearing on the Fox & Friends TV show on 19 September, the cardinal, who serves as the Archbishop of New York and is one of the most high-profile Catholic figures in the US, admitted that he did not know who Kirk was until the 31-year-old was shot dead with a single bullet on September 10 during a public speaking event at Utah Valley University.