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Pope Leo to appoint Bishop Ron Hicks

Pope Leo XIV appoints Bishop Ronald Hicks as next archbishop of New York

Pope Leo XIV appointed Bishop Ronald Hicks as the next Archbishop of New York after accepting the formal resignation of Timothy Cardinal Dolan.

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Pope Leo names fellow Chicagoan Bishop Ronald Hicks as Archbishop of New York in major shakeup

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Pope Leo appoints Illinois Bishop Ronald Hicks to replace Timothy Cardinal Dolan at NY Archdiocese

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New Yorkers react to Cardinal Dolan's anticipated departure as Archbishop of N.Y.

It's the end of an era for the Archdiocese of New York.

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Bishop Ronald Hicks of Illinois to be the new leader of the Archdiocese of N.Y., sources say

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Cardinal Dolan to be replaced as head of N.Y. archdiocese by Illinois bishop: reports

Joliet Bishop Ronald Hicks to be the next Catholic archbishop of New York, reports say

There's yet to be confirmation from official church sources, including Hicks who, like Pope Leo XIV, hails from Chicago's south suburbs. Another name that's been floated for the New York post: Chicago Auxiliary Bishop Bob Lombardo,

Arlington Catholic Herald

Vatican’s 2025: Year brings new pope, renewed focus on unity, peace

For the world's 1.4 billion Catholics and for millions of other people as well, the Catholic Church's 2025 was primarily about the death of Pope Francis and the election of Pope Leo XIV.

National Catholic ReporterOpinion

Is Pope Leo 'based?' The culture war compliment doesn't quite fit

The pontiff had barely stepped onto the loggia wearing the mozzetta and papal stole before social media was ablaze with traditionalists claiming "we're so back."