Peace is ‘a gift more valuable than those you can buy in stores,’ the Holy Father told young people, adding that peace ‘transforms us as witnesses of Jesus, the Redeemer of the world.’

A longtime local priest has been appointed by Pope Leo XIV to a new leadership role. Customers should check with their local restaurant for holiday hours. Will Bryce Eldridge be in the Opening Day lineup?

Earlier on Thursday, Dolan introduced the 58-year-old Hicks at a news conference at St. Patrick's, saying, "St. Nicholas has left us an early Christmas gift in the appointment by Pope Leo XIV of our new archbishop, Ronald Hicks."

Leo emphasizes that the small book by Brother Lawrence places at the center not merely the experience but a true 'practice' of the presence of God, lived in everyday life.

Pope Leo has appointed Bishop Ronald Hicks to replace Cardinal Timothy Dolan, a friend of President Donald Trump who has served in the position since 2009, as New York’s newest archbishop, a major shake-up in the country’s Catholic leadership that appears to continue the pontiff’s pushback against Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown.

Pope Leo XIV accepted the resignation of Cardinal Timothy Dolan and appointed Bishop Ronald Hicks of Joliet, Illinois, to lead the Archdiocese of New York, placing a Chicago-area prelate in charge of one of the most visible Catholic posts in the US.

Pope Leo XIV named Bishop Ronald A. Hicks of Joliet as New York's new archbishop, ending Cardinal Timothy Dolan's 16-year tenure.

Pope Leo XIV on Friday appointed Bishop Richard Moth, who regularly speaks out on social concerns such as prisons, as the new Archbishop of Westminster, the most senior Catholic Cleric in England and Wales.