First American Pope appoints Bishop Ronald Hicks as New York’s next archbishop | World News

Bishop Ronald Hicks speaks during a news conference, Thursday, Dec.18, 2025 in New York. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy) Pope Leo XIV has named Bishop Ronald A. Hicks as the next Archbishop of New York, placing one of the United States’ most influential Catholic archdioceses under new leadership at a moment of institutional transition and political strain. […]

New Jersey Catholic bishop says diocese will no longer oppose investigation into abuse allegations

The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Camden, NJ (Image: AP) CAMDEN: The Catholic bishop of a New Jersey diocese said he would no longer oppose a state grand jury investigation of clergy sexual abuse that the church has been fighting behind closed doors in court for years. Camden Bishop Joseph Williams, who took over […]