Pope Francis to name Chicago Archbishop Cupich, top US ally, to Vatican...
(RNS) Pope Francis passed over more conservative candidates such as San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, an outspoken culture warrior and the U.S. hierarchy’s point man in the fight against...
View ArticleChicago archbishop calls for tough gun control laws
(RNS) Citing Pope Francis' blast at arms trade 'blood money,' Archbishop Blase Cupich, the pontiff's point man in the U.S., may push the volatile issue high on the Catholic hierarchy’s agenda.
View ArticleUS archbishops Chaput and Cupich offer sharply different visions of Vatican...
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Philadelphia's Chaput said "anxieties are running high" among conservatives, while Chicago's Cupich, a reform-minded delegate, said hard-liners need to be like Francis and chill out.
View ArticlePolitical turmoil is a ‘cancer’ on US society, says Chicago archbishop
(RNS) Archbishop Blase Cupich's remarks came the morning after Donald Trump canceled a downtown rally amid concerns about violence.
View ArticleChicago shocker: Catholic archdiocese to offer 12 weeks of paid parental leave
(RNS) The move is almost unheard of in U.S. Catholic dioceses and reflects a new effort to put the church’s money where its mission is. The post Chicago shocker: Catholic archdiocese to offer 12 weeks...
View ArticleChicago archbishop decries targeting of gays in Orlando attack
(RNS) Archbishop Blase Cupich also called for greater efforts on gun control, one of the few Catholic churchmen to raise that issue and to specifically cite a reason the victims were massacred. The...
View ArticlePope Francis names 17 new cardinals, including 3 Americans
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) Thirteen are under 80 years old and eligible to enter a conclave to choose his successor -- or become the next pope. The post Pope Francis names 17 new cardinals, including 3...
View ArticlePope Francis’ cardinal choices bring surprises, especially for the US church
(RNS) In giving red hats to U.S. churchmen for the first time, the pontiff passed over prelates favored by culture warriors of the right and chose more pastoral bishops. That's a big change. The post...
View ArticleA Good Friday peace walk remembers victims of Chicago violence
CHICAGO (RNS) Cardinal Blase Cupich led the procession Friday (April 14) through Chicago's Englewood neighborhood, a community scarred by gun violence. The post A Good Friday peace walk remembers...
View ArticleAt Catholic bishops conference, a deeper embrace of Pope Francis
(RNS) — The spring meeting of Catholic bishops made headlines with their stern critique of the Trump administration's immigration policies, a political splash for a group that has struggled to remain...
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