Pope Leo, Dolan and New York
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Pope Leo has appointed Bishop Ronald Hicks to succeed Cardinal Timothy Dolan as the leader of the Catholic Church in New York, marking a significant shift in U.S. Catholic leadership. Hick's appointment aligns with Pope Francis' reformist approach,
For the world's 1.4 billion Catholics and for millions of other people as well, the Catholic Church's 2025 was primarily about the death of Pope Francis and the election of Pope Leo XIV.