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Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich Congratulates Biden, Harris on Inauguration
Cardinal Blase Cupich congratulated President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on their inauguration Wednesday, calling for Catholics to pray for the country’s new leadership as the Biden administration begins. Biden, only the second Catholic president in U.S. history after John F. Kennedy, was sworn in Wednesday during a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol, just two weeks after...
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Watch: Biden Enters White House as President for First Time
After the inaugural parade on Wednesday, President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden entered the White House in their new roles for the first time.
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St. Sabina Voices Support For Pfleger Following Sexual Abuse Allegation
St. Sabina voiced support after the Archdiocese of Chicago asked the Rev. Michael Pfleger to step aside from his ministry at the faith community following an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor.
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Pfleger Asked to Step Aside From Ministry After Child Abuse Allegation, Chicago Archdiocese Says
UPDATE: Pfleger has since issued a response in a post on social media. Read more here. The Archdiocese of Chicago has asked Father Michael Pfleger to step aside from his ministry following an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor that was received by the Archdiocese’s Office of Child Abuse Investigations and Review. According to a letter from Cardinal...
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‘Devastated, Hurt… Angry': Father Pfleger Responds After Abuse Allegation
Father Michael Pfleger responded Wednesday after the Archdiocese of Chicago asked him to step aside from his ministry following an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor.
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Pfleger Asked to Step Aside From Ministry After Child Abuse Allegation, Chicago Archdiocese Says
The Archdiocese of Chicago has asked Father Michael Pfleger to step aside from his ministry following an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor that was received by the Archdiocese’s Office of Child Abuse Investigations and Review. NBC 5’s Trina Orlando has more details.
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Archdiocese of Chicago Issues Decree Dispensing Catholics From Easter Obligations
With the state of Illinois under a “stay-at-home” order through the end of April, the Archdiocese of Chicago has issued a decree dispensing Catholics from their Easter obligations due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The decree was issued Sunday by Cardinal Blase Cupich. Catholics are required to receive communion during the Easter season, but that obligation has been removed by…
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Cardinal Blase Cupich, Attorney General Kwame Raoul Hold Face-to-Face Meeting
Cardinal Blase Cupich and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul held a rare face-to-face meeting within the last month, according to the Attorney General’s office.
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Parishioners Shocked After Abuse Allegations Against Father George Clements
Parishioners at Holy Angels Church in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood are stunned after former Pastor George Clements were publicized on Thursday.
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Retired Chicago Priest Under Investigation for Alleged Sexual Abuse in 1970s
Cardinal Blasé Cupich announced Thursday that the Archdiocese of Chicago has asked a retired priest to step aside from ministry as an investigation is launched into allegations of sexual abuse of a minor.
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Chicago Priest Reinstated After Abuse Probe Finds Allegation ‘Unfounded'
A Chicago priest has been asked to step aside by Cardinal Blasé Cupich after allegations of sexual abuse has been reinstated by the Archdiocese of Chicago.
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Priest Reinstated After Abuse Investigation
A Chicago priest accused of molesting a minor is being reinstated after investigators determined the allegation was “unfounded.”
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Cardinal Blase Cupich Apologizes to Jewish Community After Louis Farrakhan Speech
Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich has condemned what he called anti-Semitic statements made by Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan at a Roman Catholic church on the city’s south side.
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Fire Rages in San Francisco After Gas Line Explosion
A Chicago priest has been asked to step aside by Cardinal Blasé Cupich after allegations of sexual abuse has been reinstated by the Archdiocese of Chicago. Father Patrick Lee, who serves as the pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in the city’s Lake View East neighborhood, was reinstated after a five-month absence from the parish during an...
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Chicago Priest Asked to Step Aside Amid Abuse Probe
A Chicago priest has been asked to step aside by Cardinal Blasé Cupich after new allegations of sexual abuse were received by the Archdiocese of Chicago.
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Parishioners in Shock After New Accusations Against Priest
A North Side community is in shock after Father Patrick Lee was removed from his post following accusations of sexual abuse. NBC 5’s Christian Farr has the latest from Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
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Abuse Survivors Rally at Archdiocese as Bishops Meet in Mundelein
For more than six months, the Catholic Church has been dealing with priest sex abuse crisis — with attorney generals weighing in from Pennsylvannia to in Illinois.
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Abuse Survivors Rally at Archdiocese as Bishops Meet in Mundelein
For more than six months, the Catholic Church has been dealing with priest sex abuse crisis — with attorney generals weighing in from Pennsylvannia to in Illinois. On Wednesday, survivors of abuse had their say. Mary Ann Ahern reports.