Pope Francis greets Cardinal Cupich during a meeting with U.S. bishops from Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin making their "ad limina" visits to the Vatican Dec. 12, 2019. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has appointed new members of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, including Cardinal Cupich. The Vatican announced the appointments June 1. The congregation, led by Cardinal-designate Arthur Roche, deals with regulating and promoting the liturgy and the sacraments, is responsible for the development and promulgation of liturgical books and reviews their translations. The other members named include: Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell, prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, the Family and Life; Archbishop J. Augustine Di Noia, adjunct secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, who had also served as secretary of the worship congregation from 2009 to 2012; and Bishop David Douglas Crosby of Hamilton, Ontario.
Pro-life supporters gather for annual March for Life Chicago Pro-life supporters from Illinois and across the Midwest gathered on Federal Plaza Jan. 8 to rally, listen to speakers and participate in March for Life Chicago, a procession down Michigan Avenue to the Chicago Hilton, and 720 S. Michigan Ave.
Cardinal presides at funeral Mass for mother, four daughters who died in a fire When Cardinal Cupich presided at the funeral Mass for five members of the Espinosa family at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines on Feb. 10, gestures of comfort came from as far away as the Vatican.
Archdiocese announces decree dispensing Catholics from Easter obligations The attached decree was issued by Cardinal Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, to dispense Catholics from Easter obligations due to the COVID-19 pandemic.