We thank God that the surgery on Pope Leo was, by all accounts, successful, and that he continues his recovery and recuperation.

Me uno a los obispos, sacerdotes, fieles y a todas las personas de buena voluntad de la Arquidiócesis de Nueva York para rezar por nuestro Santo Padre, el papa León XIV, mientras se prepara para la intervención quirúrgica a la que se someterá a finales de esta semana.

I join with the bishops, priests, faithful, and all people of good will of the Archdiocese of New York in praying for our Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, as he prepares for his surgery later this week. 

In the series, Archbishop Hicks reflects on the role Catholics can play in today’s increasingly divided public discourse and offers guidance on how to engage in difficult conversations while remaining faithful to Catholic values.

Bishop Louis Tylka of Blessed Sheen’s home diocese of Peoria, Ill., presented the relic to Archbishop Hicks and St. Patrick’s Cathedral just one week after Archbishop Sheen’s beatification.