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 — ...

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 ...

An October 2025 Gallup poll found that a slim majority of Americans (52%) said they favor the death penalty for people ...

For the world's 1.4 billion Catholics and for millions of other people as well, the Catholic Church's 2025 was primarily ...