CHICAGO (IL)
WBEZ
[with audio]
September 20, 2014
By Lynette Kalsnes
Bishop Blase Cupich will be installed as the next archbishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago on Nov. 18. He’s currently the bishop of Spokane, Wash., and previously served as bishop of Rapid City, S.D.
He began a press conference Saturday by asking the people of Chicago to pray for him, as Pope Francis did right after he became pontiff.
Cupich’s appointment came as something of a surprise to many who have been closely watching the succession process. The bishop comes from a smaller diocese, and hadn’t been on most of the short lists. But he’s known as a moderate who observers expect will follow the pastoral approach of Pope Francis. …
The bishop — who headed the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee for the Protection of Children and Young People from 2008-2011 — said the church must continue to work to protect children from priest sexual abuse and to help heal victims, adding he’ll try hard to make that an important part of the ministry.
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