Pope Leo XIV on Thursday named an Illinois bishop to replace the powerful conservative Cardinal Timothy Dolan as leader of New York's Roman Catholic archdiocese, a selection that signals his embrace ...

In one of his most consequential early decisions, Pope Leo has reshaped Catholic leadership in the United States by appointing a new archbishop for New York. The move sidelines one of the country’s ...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Leo XIV named Thursday a fellow Chicagoan as the next archbishop of New York to lead one of the biggest U.S. archdioceses. Bishop Ronald Hicks, the current bishop of Joliet, Ill., ...

Ten U.S. cardinals are among those who will gather in Rome to elect a successor to Pope Francis, who died Monday.

Can a Midwesterner who’s never lived in New York City succeed as the leader of more than 2 million Roman Catholics in and around the five boroughs? If I could do it, Cardinal Timothy Dolan told his ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Pope Leo names fellow Chicagoan Bishop Ronald Hicks as New York’s next archbishop, replacing retiring Cardinal ...