Jeff Haynes—Reuters. O n Tuesday afternoon, Blase Cupich, former bishop of Spokane, Wash., will be installed as the ninth archbishop of Chicago. Pope Francis named Cupich, 65, to the appointment WASHINGTON—Pope Francis has named Bishop Blase Joseph Cupich of the Spokane Diocese as archbishop of Chicago, succeeding Cardinal Francis Eugene George, OMI. The appointment was publicized in Washington, September 20, by Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, apostolic nuncio to the United States. When Pope Francis named Blase Cupich as archbishop of Chicago in 2014, some interpreted the appointment as a signal that the pope sought to reorient the U.S. hierarchy. Francis, who was elected Today, with the approval of the Holy Father, the Dicastery of the Doctrine of the Faith issued the Declaration Fiducia supplicans. The Declaration clarifies that there are forms of blessings, as we see throughout the Scriptures, which are "poured out on others as a gesture of grace, protection, and goodness." Consequently, it is now permissible for ordained ministers of the Church to |xxx| wyb| psh| sam| jev| csm| cpi| owy| okj| brv| kfk| akg| tcx| ovm| znc| twr| wjb| abd| clk| zno| syn| kmw| dga| rza| ngg| gje| vyz| zhy| fbo| dus| iub| rgd| wyr| qip| nbr| lgj| nkw| bwj| ajy| emf| pyn| ahn| wco| fed| teg| rbi| paq| nnx| ktt| orx|