CHICAGO (WLS) — Tributes to Pope Francis will continue in the Chicago area, including a special Mass Wednesday morning.
Cardinal Blase Cupich, the Archbishop of Chicago, will lead a memorial Mass at Holy Name Cathedral honoring the late pontiff.
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Many are reflecting on how Pope Francis transformed the Catholic Church.
Faithful are remembering him as a champion for immigrants and refugees and a leader who sought to make the Church more welcoming to communities that felt excluded.
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Cardinal Blase Cupich, the leader of more than two million Chicago-area Catholics, was elevated by Francis and will now be among Cardinals who will elect his successor.
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Cupich has a personal relationship with the pope and called him a friend. He said he feels grateful to have lived in a time in which Francis was the Pope.
He believes that we are all fellow pilgrims and that we can learn from one another along the way,” Cardinal Cupich said. “That I something that I think is going to be a part of his lasting legacy
The Mass at Holy Name begins at 10 a.m.
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