December 18, 2025

Bishop Ronald A. Hicks of of Joliet, Ill., is pictured during the 2018 fall general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore.

Pope accepts resignation of Cardinal Dolan; names Bishop Hicks of Joliet, Ill., as successor

In one of the most anticipated U.S. episcopal appointments of his pontificate so far, Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York and named as his successor Bishop Ronald A. Hicks of Joliet, Illinois.

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Orphan children on a school's

Advent with the Saints: Elizabeth Ann Seton

The prophets often use the metaphor of interrupted marriage to describe the relationship between God and Israel—a metaphor entwined with cultural values distant from our own.
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open your senses to creation; hands holding a pine cone, Meghan Schiereck/Unsplash

Open Your Senses to Creation

For those who open their senses, despite its tragedy, we live in a beautiful world. Beyond the tumult of national uncertainty, God sings through all creation.
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