Jeanie Hannaman

By Carl E. Olson, Catholic World Report - It was the best of times…” One bishop was described, in a recent interview with a major network, as “America’s Pope Francis”... It was the worst of times…” One bishop was strongly criticized, in a just published op-ed in a large newspaper, as “a bishop who, while professing to reflect the new direction set by Pope Francis, does not by his actions truly walk the talk.”... Fascinating, I’d say. It is even more fascinating considering that the two bishops are one and the same man: Archbishop Blase Cupich, the recently installed head of the Archdiocese of Chicago ...

By Christine Niles, Freelance Reporter & Investigative Journalist - Chicago's Cardinal Blase Cupich is doubling down in the face of backlash to his decision to honor pro-abort Sen. Dick Durbin. Durbin is a Catholic who lives in Chicago, with a long track record of voting in favor of abortion... "Recently some have criticized the decision of the Archdiocese of Chicago to recognize Senator Dick Durbin at our annual fundraiser for our immigration ministry, Keep Hope Alive," he wrote in a Sept. 22 statement... (Cupich) went on to reaffirm his decision to bestow an award on the pro-abortion Catholic Democrat, in spite of vocal opposition from the public, including bishops. ...