From Illinois to New York: A Look at the Life of Archbishop Ronald Hicks
December 18, 2025
Archbishop Ronald Hicks will takeover as the 11th archbishop of the Archdiocese of New York on Feb. 6, 2026.
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Pope Leo XIV Appoints Bishop Ronald Hicks of Joliet, Illinois To Replace Cardinal Timothy Dolan as New Archbishop of New York
December 18, 2025
Pope Leo XIV has tapped Bishop Ronald Hicks of Joliet, Illinois, to replace Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York.
Diocese of Brooklyn Youth Embrace Pope Leo’s Message of Hope at National Catholic Youth Conference
November 24, 2025
13 young Catholics from the Diocese of Brooklyn who traveled to this year’s National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC), held in Indianapolis from...
Bishops Issue ‘Special Message’ on Immigration, New Health Care Guidelines at Fall Assembly
November 14, 2025
For the first time in more than a decade, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a “Special Message"...
Invoking Mother Cabrini, Bishops Call For ‘Christian Charity’ on Immigration
November 13, 2025
On the feast day of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, the Catholic bishops of New York state called for the nation...
‘Resilience and Strength’ of Jamaicans Heralded Amid Widespread Disaster of Hurricane Melissa
November 5, 2025
As Archbishop Kenneth Richards of Kingston, Jamaica, spoke with people in the communities hardest hit by Hurricane Melissa, he was...
‘Joy, Relief’ at Presidential Family Reunion 185 Years in the Making: Daughter of President James Monroe Laid To Rest
October 27, 2025
As Barbara VornDick watched Eliza Monroe Hay’s casket get lowered into the grave next to her father’s — fifth U.S....
‘New Vibrancy, Excitement’ Felt With Increase of Newcomers to The Faith
October 24, 2025
As the Diocese of Brooklyn sees an increase in people converting to the Catholic faith year over year, Father Joseph...
‘I’ll Stand With You,’ Pope Leo XIV Tells Bishop Mark Seitz, US Immigration Leaders
October 8, 2025
In the top letter of a recent bundle presented to Pope Leo XIV, a young immigrant from the United States...
Our Lady of Grace Gravesend Intramural Basketball Commissioner Arrested On Child Pornography Charges, Removed From Program
September 26, 2025
The commissioner of an intramural basketball program run out of Our Lady of Grace Parish was arrested for admittedly paying...