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.”

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…