Pope Benedict Resignation

Pope Leo taps Bishop Ronald Hicks of Joliet, Illinois

Pope accepts resignation of Cardinal Dolan; names Bishop Hicks as successor

Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York and named as his successor Bishop Ronald A. Hicks.

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Pope Leo XIV expected to accept NY Cardinal Dolan’s resignation this week, reports say; Illinois bishop may succeed him

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Pope Leo taps Bishop Ronald Hicks of Joliet, Illinois, to succeed retiring Timothy Cardinal Dolan

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Pope names fellow Chicagoan, Bishop Ronald Hicks, as new archbishop of New York

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday made his most important U.S. appointment to date, naming a fellow Chicagoan as the next archbishop of New York to lead one of the biggest U.S. archdioceses as it navigates rel...

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Pope Leo XIV Appoints Illinois Bishop to Succeed New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan

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Pope Leo Names Illinois Bishop to Replace Cardinal Dolan in New York

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Who is Bishop Ronald Hicks, the next leader of the Archdiocese of New York?

While Leo spent two decades as a missionary in Peru, Hicks moved to El Salvador in 2005 to begin a five-year term as regional director of Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos in Central America, which serves mo...

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Pope replaces New York's Cardinal Timothy Dolan with little-known bishop

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Pope Names Hicks to Succeed Dolan as Archbishop of NY

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Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York announces resignation — why did he resign?

On Dec. 17, 2025, Cardinal Dolan announced plans to resign. He has served as archbishop since 2009, leading not only New York Catholics but practicing Catholics from around the country. According to New York Post, Pope Leo XIV was expected to accept his resignation.

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Electing a pope: conclave, oath, chimney smoke

Pope Benedict XVI's resignation sets in motion a complex sequence of events to elect the next leader of the Roman Catholic Church. The laws governing the selection after a pope's

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Van Rompuy says he respects Pope Benedict''s decision to resign

Herman Van Rompuy, in a brief statement this evening said he "deeply respects the decision of Pope Benedict XVI, especially since it is not in line with tradition." "His pontificate has been short but very difficult,

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Father Thomas Massaro discusses Pope Leo XIV appointing Bishop Ronald Hicks as Archbishop of NY

Father Thomas Massaro of Fordham University, talks about Pope Leo XIV appointment of Bishop Ronald Hicks as the next Archbishop of New York after accepting the formal resignation of Timothy Cardinal Dolan.