Cardinal Blase J. Cupich

September 17, 2026

Why ‘Magnifica Humanitas’?

Whenever humanity faces radical change, the church brings its understanding of the human person to the deeper questions that inevitably arise.

September 03, 2026

Pastoral mercy in marriage nullity cases (Part II)

As I noted in my previous column on this subject, Pope Francis issued two landmark apostolic letters in 2015, by which he reformed the canonical procedures for declaring the nullity of marriage. At the heart of this legal reform was the introduction of the shorter process, or the “processus brevior.”

August 05, 2026

Pastoral mercy in marriage nullity cases (Part I)

In September 2015, Pope Francis issued two landmark apostolic letters by which he reformed the canonical procedures for declaring the nullity of marriage. At the heart of this legal reform was the introduction of the shorter process or the “processus brevior.” Driven by the supreme law of the church, the salvation of souls, Pope Francis sought to simplify and expedite tribunal proceedings without diluting the dogmatic principle of marital indissolubility.

July 22, 2026

Synodality is like dancing

My first introduction to the art of dancing was not as a teenager attending a sock hop. It was on Wednesday evenings when my siblings and I, along with cousins and other kids from the parish, gathered at the church hall to learn Croatian folk dances.

July 08, 2026

The church’s responsibilities in today’s world

At the conclusion of the two-day meeting of the College of Cardinals with Pope Leo on June 29, the Holy Father offered remarks. He addressed the role of the church in this moment of profound transitions: rapid technological advances, deep political polarization and a pervasive sense of isolation. Surely the role of the church demands more than a mere preservation of the past or institutional survival.

May 07, 2026

Faith, compassion, community

Cardinal Cupich delivered the following remarks during Maryville Academy’s Night of Hope on April 14.

April 22, 2026

‘It comes from God’

The cardinal delivered the following homily during the Mass for jubilarians celebrated April 17 at the University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary.

April 09, 2026

The slow soak of grace

What we do today, in blessing these holy oils, we do for and with the entire church, empowering all the baptized, as the pilgrim people of God, to move forward with new enthusiasm. But the chrism Mass has special meaning for our priests. For today as we bless these oils, our priests will renew the commitments they made when the Spirit of the risen Lord was invoked on them through the laying on of hands. They will do so by connecting to that moment in time when Jesus inaugurated his ministry and stood up in the synagogue to identify himself as fulfilling the ancient prophecy: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me to proclaim glad tidings to the poor, liberty to captives and sight to the blind.”

March 18, 2026

Where is humanity going?

The International Theological Commission is an important “think tank” of the church, overseen by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. Earlier this year, it published an important document “Quo vadis, humanitas?” (“Where are you going, humanity?”)

March 04, 2026

The scrutinies of the ancient church in our day

The Gospel texts in this liturgical year are taken from the evangelist Matthew, except for the third, fourth, and fifth weeks of Lent. In these weeks we are put in touch with the earliest celebration of Lent, which lasted three weeks.
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