CHICAGO (IL)
WLS
By Alan Krashesky
CHICAGO (WLS) — Archbishop Blase Cupich will be elevated to cardinal in a ceremony in Rome next month. Sunday morning, Pope Francis announced that he’ll name 17 new cardinals as part of a consistory on Nov. 19.
Archbishop Cupich will be the city’s seventh Roman Catholic cardinal and has long been seen as a lock for a red hat. From the moment Pope Francis personally chose him to lead Chicago’s archdiocese, Archbishop Cupich faced questions about when he’d be named cardinal. When he drove across Washington State with Alan Krashesky, he said he wasn’t thinking about it.
Krashesky: There’s a likelihood you’ll become a cardinal, do you think about it?
Cupich: I really don’t. First of all, this pope is full of surprises.
In a statement released Sunday morning, Cupich said being elevated to cardinal is “both humbling and encouraging.”
“The role of cardinal brings new responsibilities, but with your prayers and help, we will continue the task we have begun of renewing the Church in the archdiocese and preparing it to thrive in the decades ahead,” Cupich said in the statement.
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