Sources are telling FOX 5 NY that Pope Leo XIV is expected to accept Timothy Cardinal Dolan's resignation and name his replacement as early as this Thursday, Dec. 18.

Multiple news reports indicated that Pope Leo XIV had chosen Bishop Ronald Hicks, 58, of the Diocese of Joliet, Illinois — the pontiff's hometown is on the south side of Chicago — to be the next ...

Pope Benedict XVI (1927–2022), the 265th pope, served from April 19, 2005, to February 28, 2013, a period of 7 years, 10 ...

News of Cardinal Timothy Dolan's replacement marked one of the most important appointments from Pope Leo XIV so far, but why did Dolan resign from his position and what sparked the change? The answer ...

Pope Leo XIV has accepted Cardinal Timothy Dolan's resignation after 16 years of leading the Archdiocese of New York and announced Bishop Ron Hicks, 58, of Joliet, Illinois, to be his successor. Hicks ...

Pope Francis remained in critical condition Sunday and blood tests showed early kidney failure. The Vatican said he remains alert and "well-oriented." The 88-year-old has been battling pneumonia and a ...

AUBURN | After the Monday announcement by Pope Benedict XVI that he will resign, local Catholic church leaders reflected on a papacy marked by trying to reconcile the modern world with the traditions ...

In a remarkable turnaround, the head of the Knights of Malta resigned after publicly defying Pope Francis over the ouster of a top official involved in a condom scandal, the ancient lay Catholic order ...

VATICAN CITY, Sept 24 (Reuters) - A powerful Vatican cardinal caught up in a real estate scandal resigned suddenly on Thursday and gave up his right to take part in an eventual conclave to elect a ...