The next archbishop of New York will not arrive to a clean slate. You are watching a leadership handoff that comes with a $300 million abuse-compensation effort already in motion, a court-approved settlement that survivors, lawyers, and parishioners will expect the new man in charge to honor in full. The question is not whether the…
The choice of a new archbishop for New York is never just a personnel move, and you can read this one as a roadmap. By tapping Bishop Ronald Hicks to succeed Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Pope Leo XIV is signaling the kind of leadership, priorities, and public witness he expects from the U.S. Church in the…
The Catholic Church has entered a rare moment of simultaneous transition, with a new pope in Rome and a new archbishop in the nation’s media capital. As Cardinal Timothy Dolan steps aside in New York, Bishop Ronald Hicks arrives with a very different biography and pastoral style, signaling that the shake-up in leadership is meant…
The latest GDP report landed like a jolt, with headline growth far stronger than forecasters had penciled in and political leaders quick to claim vindication. Yet if you are trying to make sense of your own finances, the gap between that booming top line and the strain in household budgets can make the celebration feel…
When a Chicago pastor is tapped to lead the spiritual heart of Midtown Manhattan, you are watching more than a personnel change. You are seeing the country’s most visible Catholic pulpit handed to a leader formed in parishes, immigrant neighborhoods, and budget meetings far from Fifth Avenue. As Bishop Ronald Hicks prepares to move from…
Lebanon’s army is being pushed into a role it has long tried to avoid, as foreign capitals and local factions converge on one urgent demand: a concrete plan to strip Hezbollah of its weapons. You are watching a security debate that used to be theoretical turn into a countdown, with deadlines, meetings and threats that…