Archdiocese of Chicago

Archdiocese of Chicago could close dozens of parishes
- Feb 7, 2016
CHICAGO — The Archdiocese of Chicago could close as many as 100 parishes over the next dozen years under a comprehensive review announced by Archbishop Blase Cupich. Pointing to aging infrastructure and a looming priest shortage, Cupich said the nation’s third largest archdiocese risks “spreading our resources too thinly” if it fails “to

By Michael O'Loughlin
With the spotlight on Boston, Chicago archdiocese says it did better
- Nov 6, 2015
CHICAGO — When the movie “Spotlight” hits theaters across the country Friday, the Catholic Church’s cover-up of child sexual abuse will again be in focus, more than a decade after The Boston Globe published a series of stories exposing policies that allowed abusive priests to stay in ministry. After the Spotlight series, revelations

By Michael O'Loughlin
At pallium Mass, Cupich calls for mercy toward nontraditional families
- Aug 23, 2015
CHICAGO – Catholics must avoid being rigid, embrace change, and show mercy, not harsh judgment, toward nontraditional families. That was the message from Chicago’s Archbishop Blase Cupich Sunday afternoon after receiving his pallium, a wool stole that is a piece of liturgical regalia symbolizing his connection to the pope, from

By Michael O'Loughlin

Pope to name Chicago’s Cupich as a synod delegate
- Aug 7, 2015
Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich is set to receive another major nod from Pope Francis: a place at the table for the upcoming Synod on the Family in Rome. The news was first reported by the Catholic News Agency and was later confirmed by Crux by a Church official who wished

By Michael O'Loughlin
With the Rev. Robert Barron headed to LA, Archbishop Cupich can further reshape Chicago
- Jul 22, 2015
CHICAGO — The implications of the Vatican’s appointment of three new auxiliary bishops for Los Angeles, the nation’s largest archdiocese, will be felt strongly here in Chicago. Two priests from the Archdiocese of Los Angeles — Monsignor Joseph V. Brennan and Monsignor David G. O’Connell — will assist Archbishop Jose

By Michael O'Loughlin
Chicago’s Archbishop Cupich sees ‘consistent ethic of life’ staging a comeback
- Jul 1, 2015
ROME – Archbishop Blase Cupich won’t be hosting Pope Francis when he comes to the United States in September, as the visit is an East Coast affair. Nonetheless, the top Catholic in the Windy City may still be in the spotlight along the way, since many see him as this

By John L. Allen Jr.