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 ...

New recordings of church officials spurred the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, or SNAP, to file an updated ...

Pope Leo XIV’s profile is among the most viewed pages on the digital encyclopedia Wikipedia and was one of the most searched ...

Pope Leo XIV has shared his thoughts during the conclave that elected him, saying he resigned himself to the inevitable and put the rest in God’s hands.