"Pope Leo XIV has named a fellow Chicagoan as the next archbishop of New York, one of the biggest US archdioceses, in a signal that the church will continue its stance against the Trump administration on immigration. The US-born pope chose 58-year-old Ronald Hicks, the current bishop of Joliet, Illinois, to lead the church in New York, replacing retiring Cardinal Timothy Dolan who has served for 16 years after being selected by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012."
"Notably, Leo and the US hierarchy have shown willingness to challenge the administration on its immigration policies. In October, Leo questioned whether the policies were in line with the Catholic church's pro-life teachings and described them as inhuman. Hicks, 58, grew up in South Holland, Illinois, close to the Chicago childhood home of Leo, the former Robert Prevost. Both men served the church abroad: Leo spending 20 years as a missionary in Peru; Hicks spent five years in El Salvador heading a church-run orphanage."
Pope Leo XIV named Ronald Hicks, 58, the current bishop of Joliet, Illinois, as archbishop of New York, succeeding Cardinal Timothy Dolan. Dolan served 16 years and is regarded as a conservative figure. Hicks will assume the role after Dolan finalized a $300 million fund to compensate sexual abuse victims who had brought legal action against the archdiocese. The pope and the U.S. bishops have shown willingness to challenge the Trump administration on immigration. In October the pope questioned whether immigration policies aligned with Catholic pro-life teachings and called them inhuman. Hicks endorsed a USCCB statement condemning immigration raids and expressed solidarity with immigrants.
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