Cardinal Cupich visits patients at the Lurie Children's Hospital on Christmas Eve

Cardinal Blase Cupich visited Samantha Yelenosky, a 10 year-old heart patient at Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago on Christmas Eve, Saturday, December 24, 2016. Samantha's mother Marissa looked on at right. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)

Cardinal Blase Cupich blessed Jaheim Whigham, an 11 year-old heart patient at Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago on Christmas Eve, Saturday, December 24, 2016. Jaheim's mother Lakim looked on at right. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)

Cardinal Blase Cupich visited with Jaheim Whigham, an 11 year-old heart patient, and his father, Michael, at Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago on Christmas Eve, Saturday, December 24, 2016. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)

Cardinal Blase Cupich visited with Elijah Childress, a 6 year-old heart patient at Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago on Christmas Eve, Saturday, December 24, 2016. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)

Cardinal Blase Cupich blessed Daniel McCabe, a 5 month-old liver transplant patient at Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago on Christmas Eve, Saturday, December 24, 2016. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)

Cardinal Blase Cupich prepared to enter an isolation room while visiting with patients at Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago on Christmas Eve, Saturday, December 24, 2016. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)

Cardinal Blase Cupich blessed Isabella Torresmayer, a 10 year-old heart patient at Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago on Christmas Eve, Saturday, December 24, 2016. Isabella's father Aaron Mayer looked on at right. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)

Cardinal Blase Cupich gave out crosses while visiting with patients at Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago on Christmas Eve, Saturday, December 24, 2016. The crosses were recently blessed by Pope Francis in Rome. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)