Cardinal Francis George Honored As 'Man Of Compassion For All Who Suffered'
Approximately 2,000 mourners packed Holy Name Cathedral on Thursday, as they gathered for the funeral mass for the late Cardinal Francis George.
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Approximately 2,000 mourners packed Holy Name Cathedral on Thursday, as they gathered for the funeral mass for the late Cardinal Francis George.
Chicago and Catholics worldwide were preparing to say goodbye to Francis Cardinal George, who was the spiritual leader of the third largest Archdiocese in the U.S., and served the church in Rome for more than a decade.
Doors open to the public at 7 a.m. at the church where Cardinal George presided over the nation's third largest diocese. Once again, people will line up to pay respects to the man who shepherded more than 2.2 million Catholics for more than 17 years.
One of the people remembering Cardinal George this week is a South Side graphic artist, Larry Cope.
Thousands of mourners were expected to visit Holy Name Cathedral on Tuesday, as a two-day visitation begins for Cardinal Francis George, the retired archbishop of Chicago, who died on Friday.
Visitation will be held for two days at Holy Name Cathedral, followed by a funeral mass on Thursday.
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Archbishop Cupich made those in the congregation laugh hard several times, in which he said, "Seriously folks. I don't do walking on water. I can barely swim." But he had a serious message for Chicago-area Catholics: get out of your comfort zone, and be daring and bold when doing God's work.
In a break with tradition, Archbishop Blase Cupich announced he will not be moving into the Cardinal's residence and instead will live in the Holy Name Cathedral rectory.
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As if they're not already glowing, about a dozen women - some very close to their delivery date - walked toward the front of Holy Name Cathedral at the invitation of Cardinal George. Among them was Patty Stevens.
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Frances Cardinal George greeted each and every parishioner, and says he has gotten a chance to rest up since he came back from Rome. He says he's pleased with the choice they made, saying they needed someone humble with a lot of vigor.
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For the first time since being diagnosed with cancer and beginning a long and difficult course of treatment, Cardinal Francis George was speaking out about his fight for life, as well as his future.
Cardinal Francis George, speaking Sunday at a mass to celebrate the golden anniversaries of more than 400 couples, used the celebration as a platform to reiterate the Catholic Church's opposition to same-sex marriage.
Hundreds of couples will be celebrating a wonderful life-moment on Sunday at Holy Name Cathedral.
About 60 Catholic activists marched from Holy Name Cathedral to Cardinal George's residence as a show of support for the nation's nuns, whom the Vatican accuses of having serious doctrinal problems.
Just days after state lawmakers introduced legislation to legalize gay marriage in Illinois, Chicago's Gay Liberation Network led a demonstration outside Holy Name Cathedral Sunday morning.
Members of the Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests were handing out leaflets outside Holy Name Cathedral on Sunday.
Though they found Francis Cardinal George's apology for linking gay rights activists to the KKK "woefully inadequate," a group that had planned to protest outside Holy Name Cathedral Sunday has canceled the protest.
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