With three knocks on the doors of St. Patrick’s Cathedral with a metal hammer, the installation Mass of Archbishop Ronald Hicks will begin, signaling the start of him formally becoming the 11th shepherd of the Archdiocese of New York.
Installation Mass
Pope Leo XIV Calls for ‘United Church’ In a Wounded World During Inauguration Mass
Launching his papacy with a call for reconciliation and communion, Pope Leo XIV formally began his ministry as the successor of St. Peter by calling for “a united Church, a sign of unity and communion, which becomes a leaven for a reconciled world.”
Bishop-Elect Sweeney Ordination/Installation Date Set
Father Kevin Sweeney, who has been appointed by Pope Francis to serve as the eighth bishop of Paterson, New Jersey, will officially assume his new role on July 1.