Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich

Pope Francis has named new members of the Catholic Church’s elite College of Cardinals, the group of church leaders who elect a new pope and tend to be his closest advisers. Former Spokane Bishop Blase Cupich is one of Francis’ 17 new cardinals, the highest-ranking officials in the Catholic Church after the pope.

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Sun., Oct. 9, 2016

Archbishop Blase Cupich exits after celebrating mass on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016, at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago. The Vatican announced Sunday that Chicago Archbishop Cupich and Archbishop Joseph Tobin of Indianapolis will become cardinals in a Rome ceremony Nov. 19.

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Archbishop Blase Cupich speaks at a news conference following Mass Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016 at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago. The Vatican announced Sunday that Chicago Archbishop Cupich and Archbishop Joseph Tobin of Indianapolis will become cardinals in a Rome ceremony Nov. 19. Pope Francis named 17 new cardinals Sunday.

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Archbishop Blase Cupich greets visitors after Mass on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016 at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago. The Vatican announced Sunday that Chicago Archbishop Cupich and Archbishop Joseph Tobin of Indianapolis will become cardinals in a Rome ceremony Nov. 19. Pope Francis named 17 new cardinals Sunday.

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In this June 30, 2010 file photo, Bishop Blase Cupich, 61 of Rapid City, South Dakota was named to the Dioceses of Spokane. Here he is pictured in The Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes after his announcement in downtown Spokane, Wa.

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In this June 30, 2010 file photo, Bishop Blase Cupich, newly appointed to the Diocese of Spokane, and Bishop William Skylstad, who is retiring, burst into laughter during Wednesday's press conference, over Cupich's joke about sharing the conformation schedule.

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In this Sept. 3, 2010 file photo, the Most Reverend Blase Cupich (center) waves to the crowd at the McCarthey Center in Spokane, Wash., as he is installed as Bishop of Dioceses of Spokane. He is flanked by The Most Reverend Alex J. Brunett, Archbishop of Seattle (left) and The Most Reverend Pietro Sambi (right), Apostolic Nunico to the United States. Cupich is the sixth bishop to be installed in the Spokane Dioceses.

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In this Sept. 3, 2010 file photo, Sisters of Mary Mother of the Church attend the Mass of Installation for Most Reverend Blase Cupich in Gonzaga University's McCarthey Center. Cupich is the sixth installed bishop in the Spokane Dioceses.

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In this Sept. 3, 2010 file photo, All Saints Catholic School students get a close up view of The Most Reverend Blase Cupich as he leaves the Mass of Installation for Cupich in Gonzaga University's McCarthey Center. Cupich is the sixth installed bishop in the Spokane Dioceses.

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In this Dec. 23, 2010 file photo, Spokane Bishop Blase Cupich, uses a censor around a table holding the cremated remains of King Cole, known as the driving force behind Expo '74 at Our Lady of Fatima church on the South Hill.

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As Christmas Bureau co-chairman Christy Folkins, right, gives Spokane Catholic Bishop Blase Cupich, center, a tour of the toy room, Melonie Myers, left, selects a present for her daughter, Dec. 12, 2012, on the bureau's first day at the Spokane County Fair and Expo Center.

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In this Dec. 21, 2012 file photo, Fr. Darrin Connall and Bishop Blase Cupich climb the stairs of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes after a gathering to remember the 26 victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn. Bells rang 26 times and the names of the victims were read aloud to mark the one week after the massacre.

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In this Nov. 1, 2013 file photo, Spokane Police Honor Guard members Shaney Redmon and Mike McCasland, right, stand guard as Bishop Blase Cupich enters St. Aloysius Church for the Thomas Foley memorial in Spokane, Wash.

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