CHICAGO (IL)
Journal Standard
By Jason Keyser
The Associated Press
Posted Apr. 11, 2014
CHICAGO —The Roman Catholic Church has agreed to begin formally searching for a successor to the head of the nation’s third-largest archdiocese.
Cardinal Francis George spoke about his most recent bout with cancer while meeting with reporters Friday to share his thoughts on the canonization of Popes John XXIII and John Paul II. George had been scheduled to travel to Rome for the April 27 ceremony, but canceled his plans on the advice of his doctors.
A recent infection forced him to be hospitalized for a week, delaying the start of his second round of chemotherapy, and doctors were worried that he could be vulnerable to another infection during the trip.
“I can’t do that, it would be very foolish” to travel against that advice, he said. “I’m not going to do something dangerous. … But I’ll be there in prayer.”
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