Cardinal Blase J. Cupich

March 7, 2019

Reflection on the plenary in Rome: the protection of minors in the church

The historic meeting on the protection of children convened by the Holy Father Feb. 21-24 set the direction of the entire global church on the question of child safety.

February 6, 2019

Reasons for hope

“Always be ready to give a reason for your hope.” These words from the First Letter of Peter (3:15) come to mind in these days when people find many reasons to be discouraged.

January 23, 2019

The February meeting at the Vatican: its nature and scope

Pope Francis has made it clear that this meeting will be an assembly of pastors, not an academic conference. The aim is to provide clear direction and concrete steps so that when the bishops return to their home countries around the world, they will know exactly what the church expects of them regarding the prevention of abuse, the need to provide care for victim-survivors and the obligation to make sure abuse is not covered up.

January 9, 2019

The bishops’ retreat and a new ecclesial season

I am writing this as the retreat held for the Catholic bishops of the United States at our seminary in Mundelein concludes. The weeklong retreat was the idea of Pope Francis.

December 5, 2018

Advent: The season to encounter Christ, the Coming One

One of the most ancient titles of Jesus in the liturgical tradition of the church is He Who Is to Come. It captures the essence of the Resurrection, rightly portraying Jesus not only as someone raised from the dead 2,000 years ago, but as someone who is in our midst, active and bringing about something new in the world.

November 20, 2018

The bishops in Baltimore

The big news at the annual fall meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops was the Holy See’s decision that we delay adopting new policies for the discipling of bishops accused of misconduct and the mishandling of cases involving abuse of minors by clergy. The president of our conference informed the body of bishops of this on the morning of Nov. 12; I was given advance notice just before the meeting by Cardinal DiNardo, president of the USCCB.

November 7, 2018

A pilgrim church

Last month’s Synod on Youth, in which I participated, gave the church an opportunity to reflect on what it means for us to be a pilgrim people, marching through time to proclaim the kingdom of God. After all, the word “synod” derives from the Greek words “syn” and “hodos,” which mean “traveling on the way with others.” At one point in our discussions, it was suggested that we actually make a pilgrimage as a group in the city of Rome.

October 24, 2018

The November meeting of U.S. bishops

When the U.S. bishops gather for our annual meeting in Baltimore, we must address forthrightly two important issues related to clergy sexual misconduct which have come to light over the summer months.

October 11, 2018

Letter from Cardinal Cupich asking faithful to pray rosary in October for the universal church

Pope Francis is inviting Catholics throughout the world to pray the rosary every day during the Marian month of October. The Holy Father encourages us to join him in this act of solidarity and penance, asking the Mother of God and St. Michael Archangel to protect the church from the devil, who always seeks to separate us from God and from each other.

September 19, 2018

‘We can never again abandon victim-survivors’

The following homily was delivered at the Sept. 15 Mass closing the Novena for the Healing of the Church at Holy Name Cathedral.
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