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Remarks of Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, at Anshe Emet Synagogue in Chicago

Nov. 11, 2023
Warm greetings to you as you gather for Shabbat services this morning. Thank you to Rabbi Michael Siegel, Executive Director Mimi Weisberg, and the staff of Anshe Emet for such a gracious welcome. It may be a bit of an understatement to say that it is unusual to have a Catholic bishop speaking as part of your weekly shabbat service. Then again, these are not normal times.
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Retired Priest, Father William Killeen removed from ministry pending investigation of a 40-year-old allegation

Oct. 28, 2023
Today, Cardinal Blase Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, notified eight parishes that he had asked Fr. William Killeen to step aside pending investigation of an allegation of child sexual abuse received this week. Father Killeen denies the allegation. The abuse is alleged to have occurred approximately 40 years ago at St. Patricia Parish in Hickory Hills.
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The Archdiocese of Chicago distributed the attached letters today to the community of Our Lady of Hope Mission and Mary Seat of Wisdom parishioners regarding the reinstatement of Father John Clemens.

June 20, 2023
Thank you for your patience and prayers during the absence of Father John Clemens. As I previously informed you, the Archdiocese received an allegation of child sexual abuse against Father Clemens dating back approximately fifty years ago.
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Response of the Archdiocese of Chicago to Recent Statements by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul

May 26, 2023
We want to clearly state again, as we have repeatedly told the Attorney General (AG), we will post on our weblist clerics belonging to religious orders or other diocese who served in a ministry of the Archdiocese and have been the subject of a substantiated allegation of sexual abuse of a minor, if the responsible order or diocese provides that information.
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Statement of Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, in Response to the Illinois Attorney General Report

May 23,2023
Today, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul published a report (the Report) on his office’s investigation of allegations of child sexual abuse against clergy in the six Illinois Catholic dioceses over a period of nearly 90 years. The Report addresses both how dioceses responded to such allegations in decades past and current policies that help ensure the safety of children and support the healing of survivors. We have not studied the report in detail but have concerns about data that might be misunderstood or are presented in ways that could be misleading. It is therefore important that we state what we know to be true.
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Statement of Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, on the U.S. Supreme Court Refusing to Block Assault Weapons Ban in Illinois

May 17, 2023
I welcome the news that the U.S. Supreme Court has refused to temporarily halt Illinois’ assault weapons ban, which will remain in force as appellate courts consider challenges. State lawmakers passed this important law in response to the horrific mass shooting during last year’s Highland Park Independence Day parade — carnage made possible by the nature of the weapon. As of May 17, the United States has already suffered 226 mass shootings, according to the Gun Violence Archive. Last year saw more school shootings than any other since 1999.
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Statement of Cardinal Cupich on the naming of Cardinal Wilton Gregory as a Laureate of the Order of Lincoln

April 29, 2023
Cardinal Wilton Gregory’s exceptional faith journey began more than six decades ago at St. Carthage Catholic School on the South Side of Chicago. There, he felt God’s call to the priesthood even though he was not a Catholic.
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Letters from Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, on the Reinstatement of Father James Flynn

April 18, 2023
The Archdiocese of Chicago distributed the attached letters today to the following parishes regarding the reinstatement of Father James Flynn to ministry.
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Statement of Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, on the Lake County Gun Buyback Event

April 6, 2023
In 2020, gun violence surpassed car accidents as the leading cause of death among U.S. children. The following year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about one in five childhood deaths were caused by firearms.
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Statement of Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, on the Hospitalization of Pope Francis

March 29, 2023
We have received word that Pope Francis is receiving treatment for a respiratory infection at Gemelli Hospital in Rome.
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