Overview
- Timothy Cardinal Dolan presided over his final Christmas Eve Midnight Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral, with tickets distributed by lottery.
- Roughly 2,400 worshippers attended the midnight service, which included an appearance by Mayor Eric Adams.
- On Christmas morning, Dolan led his final Christmas Day Mass, drawing congregants who traveled from around the world to be present.
- Dolan turned 75 this year and submitted his resignation as required by church law, concluding about 16 years leading an archdiocese serving roughly 2.5 to 2.8 million Catholics.
- Pope Leo XIV appointed Bishop Ronald Hicks of Joliet as archbishop-designate, with his installation reported for Feb. 6.