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Pope Leo named Hicks the new archbishop of New York after officially accepting Dolan’s resignation.
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WASHINGTON — Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States, acknowledged “the struggle” that is Haiti’s “reality,” but he assured an estimated 5,000 Haitian Catholics gathered in Washington that Mary “walks with us in our struggles” as a mother.
The cardinal, who was apostolic nuncio in Haiti from 1995 until 1999, celebrated the Mass for the annual Haitian Catholic Community Pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington Dec. 6.
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The 70-year-old pope is the first to be named to the prestigious fashion list, partly an ode to his return to certain papal vestment traditions.
Pope Leo XIV has been named to Vogue’s 2025 “Best Dressed People” list, with praise for his marked turn from the “humble tastes” of his predecessor, Pope Francis, and his odes to iconic American looks.
The annual unranked list was released by the magazine on Dec. 11, including pictures of several notable ensembles from the first American pontiff, and the first pope to be so honored by the New York-based magazine. Among the features in their profile is their pick for his best outfit of the year.
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Written by Sandra Dibble | OSV News
TIJUANA, Mexico (OSV News) — Antonia Brenner was twice divorced and had raised seven children when she gave up her comfortable life in Southern California to live in a small prison cell in the border city of Tijuana.
The onetime Beverly Hills resident became a nun at age 50, and for more than three decades devoted her life to serving not only those behind bars, but also others on the outside who were poor, sick, and vulnerable.
Twelve years after her death at age 86, members of her religious community are launching an effort to canonize Mother Antonia.
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By Christopher Gunty | Catholic Review
The Archdiocese of Baltimore and the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors filed a joint motion Dec. 10 with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court that stipulates that the archdiocese will not use charitable immunity as a defense in the case.
The State of Maryland allows the defense of charitable immunity, based on the idea that it would be unfair for charitable organizations to pay for civil damages arising from lawsuits with funds received from donors, according to the People’s Law Library of Maryland.