VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV tapped Bishop Ronald A. Hicks of Joliet, Illinois, to lead the influential Archdiocese of ...

A longtime ally of Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich, Joliet Bishop Ronald Hicks has been selected to oversee the second-largest ...

As he gears up for his first Christmas as leader of the world's Catholics, Pope Leo XIV is starting to show more noticeable ...

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday made his most important U.S. appointment to date, naming a fellow Chicagoan as the next archbishop ...

John Prevost reflects on the years after his brother left home, from his brother Robert's time in the minor seminary and ...

The pope's choice signals continuity with his own pastoral vision — and entrusts one of the church’s most powerful dioceses ...

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Ronald Hicks of the Diocese of Joliet, Illinois, as the next archbishop of New York — the ...

The pontiff offers something rare: a pastor-leader urging the church to reclaim the dignity of every person — not as an ...

The appointment by Pope Leo XIV signals a shift away from a prominent conservative figure. Hicks takes charge as the ...

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Ramón Bejarano, currently auxiliary bishop of San Diego, as the next bishop of Monterey in California.

During the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Pope Leo prayed for Mary's intercession so that she would help nations avoid lies & hatred.