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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Edward Helmore

Pope’s naming of New York archbishop signals continued challenge to Trump on immigration

a man in religious vestments speaks into a microphone next to another man in religious vestments
Ronald Hicks and Timothy Dolan, outgoing archbishop of New York, at St Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City on 18 December. Photograph: Brendan McDermid/Reuters

Pope Leo XIV has named a fellow Chicagoan as the next archbishop of New York, one of the biggest US archdioceses, in a signal that the church will continue its stance against the Trump administration on immigration.

The US-born pope chose 58-year-old Ronald Hicks, the current bishop of Joliet, Illinois, to lead the church in New York, replacing retiring Cardinal Timothy Dolan who has served for 16 years after being selected by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012.

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