All posts tagged "Cardinal Timothy Dolan"

Pope Leo XIV has replaced President Donald Trump's ally and conservative Cardinal Timothy Dolan with a pro-migrant leader and fellow Chicagoan.

Ronald Hicks, 52, who is the current bishop of Joliet, Illinois, will replace Dolan as the leader of New York’s Roman Catholic archdiocese, The Guardian reported. Dolan, who is retiring, has selected for the role by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012.

Hicks and Pope Leo grew up a few blocks away from each other in Chicago's south suburbs, according to The New York Times. The move is "one of the most anticipated decisions of Pope Leo’s young papacy, his first major move indicating the direction he wants the church to take in his home country."...

As Pope Benedict XVI was officially stepping down on Thursday in Rome, several hundred faithful paid homage to him and prayed for his successor at Saint Patrick's Cathedral in New York.

A charity board member of the New York's Roman Catholic archdiocese resigned from the church on Easter weekend due to Cardinal Timothy Dolan's lack of a desire to fight for gay rights issues.

WASHINGTON — Fifty-four percent of Americans think churches should steer clear of politics, according to a Pew Research Center poll announced Wednesday during a presidential campaign tinged with faith issues.