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

There's yet to be confirmation from official church sources, including Hicks who, like Pope Leo XIV, hails from Chicago's ...

Multiple news reports indicated that Pope Leo XIV had chosen Bishop Ronald Hicks, 58, of the Diocese of Joliet, Illinois — ...

Joliet Bishop Ronald Hicks, 58, who was born in Harvey and raised in South Holland, has led the Diocese of Joliet since ...

Now known worldwide as the Optician of the Popes, Mr. Alessandro Spiezia, with his sixty years of honorable work behind him, ...

Cardinal Timothy Dolan is expected to soon depart his post as Archbishop of New York, per multiple reports this week. Pope ...

Bishop Hicks has a diverse and impressive skillset. But how will his Midwestern sensibilities fare in the Big Apple?

The past calendar year has seen Katy Perry shooting off to space, the ubiquity of a fluffy gremlin doll and a mind-boggling ...

Cardinal Dolan, who turned 75 last February, reportedly submitted his resignation as required under church law, though Pope ...

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

Bishop Ron Hicks from the Diocese of Joliet is in the running to replace Timothy Cardinal Dolan at the Archdiocese of New ...

Here is a look back at the events of 2025.Notable US EventsJanuary 1 - Fourteen people are killed and dozens are ...