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Statement of Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, on the murder of George Floyd and its aftermath

The past nights I have watched in great personal pain as the pent-up anger of our people caught fire across our country. I saw the city where I was born, the cities where I have lived, the city I pastor now, catch embers from the city where I was educated and burn. Was I horrified at the violence? Yes. But was I surprised? No.

‘Incarnation’: A needed neologism

Kids’ cards

Children in our Catholic schools and religious education programs have deluged me with a tsunami of cards and letters welcoming me to Chicago. I am reading each one of them and I have sent responses. It is true they are all very entertaining, but they also have great pearls of wisdom.

Message from Pope Francis on Archbishop Cupich’s appointment

At the beginning of the installation Mass on Nov. 18 at Holy Name Cathedral, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò read a mandate from Pope Francis naming Archbishop Blase Cupich as the ninth archbishop of Chicago. The document is also unofficially called a papal bull and has a long history in the Catholic Church. Here is the text of the message from Pope Francis read during Mass.

It’s official! Archbishop Cupich installed as ninth archbishop of Chicago

The Archdiocese of Chicago welcomed Blase J. Cupich as its ninth archbishop during a Nov. 18 installation Mass that featured several outpourings of applause and gratitude both for Archbishop Cupich and Cardinal Francis George, who became archbishop emeritus of Chicago.

My first Chicago Thanksgiving

This first column for the Catholic New World happily coincides with our national Thanksgiving feast day. So, it only seems right to share with you my top 10 of things for which I am thankful:

Friends say archbishop is a spiritually rooted leader

Friends and former colleagues of Archbishop Blase Cupich say that the Archdiocese of Chicago is getting a leader with the intellectual gifts, diplomatic skills and spiritual rootedness the position requires.

Family members share stories of their brother Blase

If you ask Rich Cupich when he first heard that his brother Blase wanted to be a priest, he’ll tell you it was when Blase was quite young — about 9 — and in the hospital. “He probably doesn’t remember this, but I do,” said Rich Cupich.

Cardinal George talks about his ministry, life and facing death

As Cardinal George prepared to officially retire as archbishop of Chicago — the first archbishop to live to retirement — he sat down with editor Joyce Duriga to discuss his ministry and the next phase of his life.

A conversation with Archbishop Cupich

In the weeks leading up to his installation, Archbishop Blase Cupich [pronounced Soo-pich] spoke with Catholic New World editor Joyce Duriga about coming to Chicago.
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