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Durbin Declines (Cardinal Cupich) Award After Global Backlash Over Pro-Abortion Views, by Daniel Payne – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Illinois. | Credit: Public domain

By Daniel Payne, Catholic News Agency, Sept. 30, 2025

Daniel Payne is a senior editor at Catholic News Agency. He previously worked at the College Fix and Just the News. He lives in Virginia with his family.

Daniel PayneCNA Staff, Sep 30, 2025 / 20:02 pm – U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, will decline an award from the Archdiocese of Chicago after global backlash over his strong pro-abortion views that included comments from Pope Leo XIV and criticism from U.S. bishops.

Chicago archbishop Cardinal Blase Cupich announced Durbin’s decision in a Sept. 30 statement, revealing that Durbin informed the prelate that he “decided not to receive [the] award” at the archdiocesan Keep Hope Alive celebration on Nov. 5. Durbin was scheduled to receive a “Lifetime Achievement Award for support to immigrants” at the event.

Cupich’s announcement brings an end to a chaotic late September in which his brother bishops in the U.S. criticized the decision to grant Durbin the award, citing the Democratic senator’s long track record of pro-abortion politics. ….

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