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Cardinal Blase Cupich
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Archdiocese of Chicago

Cupich: Honoring Senator Durbin would have recognized ‘migrants as a pro-life issue’

"It is about giving equal attention to the plight of migrants as a pro-life issue.”

Michelle La Rosa
Nov 04, 2025
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Cardinal Blase Cupich again defended the Archdiocese of Chicago’s attempt to grant a lifetime achievement award to Senator Dick Durbin, saying that doing so was an attempt to show migrants facing deportation as a pro-life issue.

Cardinal Blase Cupich speaks at the Keep Hope Alive benefit Nov. 3, 2025. Credit: The Pillar.

Speaking at a fundraiser for immig…

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