Describing himself as ldquo beyond surprised rdquo by his appointment to the Archdiocese of Chicago Spokane Bishop Blase Cupich pledged to work with people of faith to ldquo serve the common good rdquo and continue efforts to promote healing in a church community wounded by the sex abuse crisis
Pope Francis has given a new direction to the American Church by appointing the bishop of Spokane, Blase Joseph Cupich, 65, as the ninth archbishop of Chicago.The archbishop-elect is a highly-talented leader, a pastor with vision, together with long, varied and successful pastoral and administrative
Pope Francis on Saturday will name Bishop Blase Cupich of Spokane Wash a prelate closely identified with the Catholic Church rsquo s progressive wing to be the next archbishop of Chicago according to news reports and multiple church sources It is the pontiff rsquo s most important U S appointm
American bishops were returning to their dioceses after a nine-day pilgrimage to the Holy Land with a stronger resolve to advocate for peace and to urge the U.S. government to take a leadership role in ushering Israelis and Palestinians toward peace, a member of the delegation said."Framed by P
Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno, the new president of the Vatican Observatory Foundation, has no doubt that life exists elsewhere in the universe and that when humanity discovers it, the news will come as no big surprise. He suggested that the likely discovery—whether next month or a millennium