"Dolan appeared often on Fox News, prayed at Trump's inaugurations and leaned into high-profile cultural friction. Hicks, a Spanish-speaking pastor with a missionary background, represents a lower keypastoral model that aligns the nation's most visible archdiocese with Rome. Driving the news: Hicks, 58, has served as the bishop of the Diocese of Joliet in Illinois. He told Vatican News his "desire is to be a pastor with a shepherd's heart," nodding to the late Pope Francis."
"Flashback: Dolan drew angry reaction after he called conservative provocateur Charlie Kirk "a hero" following his assassination and compared him to St. Paul. "I thought, 'I've got to learn about this guy,' and the more I learned about him, I thought, 'this guy's a modern-day St. Paul,'" Cardinal Dolan said on an appearance with "Fox & Friends." Other Catholics denounced Dolan for the comment and pointed out that Kirk had made a number of racist states about Latinos."
"Between the lines: The choice sets the groundwork for a more unifying style of leadership and a preservation of Francis' reforms. Dolan, who often made media appearances and led prayers at Trump's inaugurations, urged Catholics to be more involved politically. But Hicks, per the New York Times, has largely avoided speaking out about politics. However, he did back the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' "special message" lamenting immigration policy in the U.S. and defending "God-given human dignity." What he's saying: Hicks shared in a statement that the USCCB letter "affirms our solidarity with all our brothers and sisters as it expresses our concerns, opposit"
Bishop Hicks, 58, will lead the archdiocese following Cardinal Dolan's retirement at the mandatory age of 75. Hicks is a Spanish-speaking pastor with missionary experience directing programs for orphaned and abandoned children in El Salvador and emphasizes pastoral care consistent with Pope Francis. Cardinal Dolan frequently appeared on Fox News, led prayers at Trump's inaugurations, and urged greater Catholic political involvement, drawing controversy after praising conservative provocateur Charlie Kirk. Hicks has largely avoided public political statements but supported the USCCB's message lamenting U.S. immigration policy and defending God-given human dignity.
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