Pope Leo is replacing pro–Trump Cardinal Timothy Dolan as New York’s archbishop in a major shake-up of the Catholic Church in the U.S.
The first-ever American pope has accepted the resignation of Dolan, a prominent figure known for engaging in culture wars, and has appointed the relatively unknown Illinois-based Bishop Ronald Hicks in his place.
Replacing Dolan as leader of the nation’s second-largest Catholic diocese marks a potentially seismic shift in the direction Pope Leo wants to take the Church.
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