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Wall Street Journal highlights Gen Z’s interest in the Latin Mass, reverenceGen Z respondents praised the Latin Mass, the Sacraments, and beauty and reverence in the Catholic Church as to why they and their peers are drawn to Catholicism.Pilgrimage on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the Summorum Pontificum, Pontifical Mass in Vetus Ordo Mass in Latin, Holy Mass at the Saint Peter's ChairThe Wall Street Journal became the latest mainstream media outlet to pick up on the increased interest among Millennials and Gen Z in the Catholic Church, with many particularly drawn by beautiful Latin Mass liturgies, the...

Cardinal Cupich praises Muslim ‘brothers and sisters’ at annual ‘Iftar’ dinner for RamadanThe liberal Chicago cardinal has received intense criticism on social media for attending a 'Muslim-Catholic Iftar.'Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich is under fire for attending an annual Muslim-Catholic “Iftar” dinner.“Happy to be at the … Muslim-Catholic Iftar in Morton Grove tonight to break the daily fast observed by our Muslims brothers and sisters during Ramadan,” Cupich said on X yesterday.Cupich is one of the most liberal members of the clergy in the United States. He has attended multiple Iftar dinners in the past, dating to at least 2016. His...

[Catholic Caucus] Cardinal Cupich calls for more ‘listening’ and ‘dialogue’ with ‘LGBT Catholics’The Chicago archbishop wrote in Fr. James Martin’s heterodox Outreach publication that the faithful should 'put aside preconceptions' about their LGBT brethren.Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago wrote a column earlier this month for Fr. James Martin’s heterodox Outreach publication urging the faithful to “listen” to “LGBTQ Catholics.”In the article, Cupich called for Catholics to “put aside preconceptions” about their LGBT brethren and instead engage in more “dialogue” and “listening” with them. The cardinal, who is the archbishop of Chicago, has long held pro-LGBT and other stances at odds...

[Catholic Caucus] Cardinal Cupich: Put aside preconceptions and listen to LGBTQ peopleHis master speaksThe synodal approach to church life that Pope Francis is encouraging has greatly assisted me. It has forced me to rethink how I serve in the church and how I minister to those I serve. Perhaps the most important insight I have gained is that church leaders should be wary about presuming too much about people. We do better when we listen to others before we speak or make judgments about them. Given our years of education and preparation in the seminary and the deference that people...

[Catholic Caucus] Chicago: Where Eucharistic Revival Goes to DieLayer upon layer of Eucharistic practice was constructed over the millennia as protection against the slightest attenuation of Catholic doctrine regarding the Eucharist. For over sixty years, it has been breached.For all its good intentions, the grand project of Eucharistic Revival is barely limping to its finish line. Applause is in order, for at least it noticed a precipitous loss of faith in the central mystery of Catholicism. But its cure was carefully wrapped in the naïve gauze that created the fatal lapse in the first place. Look at its official website:...

[Catholic Caucus] Cardinal Cupich discourages kneeling for Holy Communion, says standing is the ‘norm’Archbishop of Chicago, Cardinal Blase Cupich, has written a letter discouraging the laity from kneeling to receive the Eucharist, instead favoring standing, which he described as the ‘norm established by Holy See for the universal church.’Cardinal Blaise Cupich, the Archbishop of Chicago, has all but forbidden Catholics from kneeling to receive the Blessed Sacrament. “[N]o one should engage in a gesture that calls attention to oneself or disrupts the flow of the procession [to and from Holy Communion],” he wrote. Cupich expressed this interdict – and other...

[Catholic Caucus] Uncertain Trumpets: Cardinal Cupich and Pope FrancisFrom the Vatican's embrace of a socialist dictator to Cardinal Cupich's scandalous invocation at the Democratic National Convention, we find ourselves without leaders to guide us.Two events of recent days have scandalized me. Both were symbolic gestures and included the exchange of platitudes but also created an ambiguity about the Church’s teaching that is stretched to obfuscation. The first symbolic event was when the pope sent a new nuncio of Venezuela. In case you don’t pay attention to Latin American dictators, there was a presidential election in Venezuela that almost everyone but...

[Catholic Caucus] Cardinal Cupich connects Eucharist to synodality at National Eucharistic CongressThe Eucharist can be thought of as a school for becoming a more synodal church, Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich said during a July 18 presentation at the National Eucharistic Congress.Addressing a hotel ballroom packed with a diverse audience of Catholics, Cupich made several connections between the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist, the central theme of the congress, and synodality."Whenever we take the Eucharist, we gradually become freer to take up the mission of Christ," Cupich said in his presentation, titled "Synodality as a Mode of Being Church."Cupich,...

Protestant leader denounces Pope Francis-endorsed, pro-homosexual biblical commentaryThe Jerome Biblical Commentary for the Twenty-First Century boasts a forward by Pope Francis and received a nihil obstat and imprimatur from Cardinal Blase Cupich’s Archdiocese of Chicago despite contradicting Catholic teaching on homosexuality.The newest version of the pro-homosexual third edition of The Jerome Biblical Commentary for the Twenty-First Century, which includes a forward by Pope Francis, has drawn the condemnation and mockery of Protestant voices, who have highlighted the “woke” agenda of so-called “Catholic” academic biblical scholarship. Arguing that the scriptural texts condemning sodomy do not apply to today’s “modern concept of...

Cdl. Cupich pushes climate agenda, fails to mention Jesus at Parliament of the World’s ReligionsNeglecting to mention the name of Jesus Christ even once, Cardinal Blase Cupich took his time on stage at the scandalous gathering to promote radical environmentalism and what appeared to be religious indifferentism.Liberal Chicago Cardinal Blasé Cupich urged attendees at this year’s Parliament of the World’s Religions to be more mindful of forming their consciences, but not in accordance with the truths of the Catholic faith. “To be properly formed, a conscience needs to be sensitized, to be aware of others and of all creation,” Cupich...

Cardinal Cupich to appear at ecumenical conference coordinated by Wiccan priestessThe Parliament of the World’s Religions conference, first held in 1893, was condemned by Pope Leo XIII in 1895, at which time he also forbade Catholics from attending any of the organization's future events.Left-wing Cardinal Blasé Cupich is set to appear at a scandalous ecumenical event in Chicago this week. The conference is coordinated by a Wiccan priestess and features more than 6,000 representatives of various forms of pagan and non-Catholic sects. The 2023 Parliament of the World’s Religions is being held at McCormack Place convention center from Tuesday, August...

[Catholic Caucus] Cupich on German processes, same-sex blessings, role of womenCardinal Blase Cupich recently expressed confidence in the intentions behind the German Synodal Way while warning of divisions and praising the pontificate of Pope Francis as “historic” in a carefully-worded interview with German diocesan media. Described by Cologne’s Domradio on June 27 “as a leading voice of the progressive Church in the U.S.A.,” the archbishop of Chicago also spoke about the blessing of same-sex unions as well as the pontificate of Pope Francis.Asked about the controversial German Synodal Way, the 73-year-old cardinal acknowledged that he had no direct firsthand insight...

[Catholic Caucus] Cdl. Cupich calls German bishops ‘good shepherds’ who ‘act in the spirit of the Church’The German bishops 'are faithful to the Holy Father,' said Cardinal Cupich, who also said he has 'great hopes for the synodal process of the universal Church.'Cardinal Blase Cupich has called the German bishops “good shepherds” who “act in the spirit of the Church” when asked about the heretical Synodal Way. In a recent interview with the German Catholic outlet domradio.de, Cupich was asked about the German Syondal Way and said that he knows “a number of German bishops,” and that he believes they...

[Catholic Caucus] Cdl. Cupich to celebrate Mass for pro-LGBT group that dissents from Church teachingThe Chicago cardinal has long been a supporter of homosexuals in the Church and has defied its teachings on offering Holy Communion to those living in illicit unions. Cardinal Blase Cupich will offer Mass on Sunday for a LGBT group called the Archdiocesan Gay and Lesbian Outreach (AGLO) for their “35th anniversary” within the Archdiocese of Chicago.The Mass will take place at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Lakeview. AGLO was formed in 1988 by liberal Cardinal Joseph Bernardin. According to the group’s website, it...

[Catholic Caucus] Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich Set To Lead Mass For LGBTQ+ Catholics This WeekendThe Mass, organized by LGBTQ+ Catholic group AGLO Chicago, will take place at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church.Cardinal Blase Cupich will lead Mass at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church this weekend to celebrate an LGBTQ Catholic group's 35th anniversary.LAKEVIEW — The Archbishop of Chicago is scheduled to lead Sunday Mass in Lakeview this weekend to help an LGBTQ+ Catholic group celebrate 35 years of service. The Mass, organized by LGBTQ+ Catholic group AGLO Chicago, will take place at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church,...

In Letter to Cupich, Socialist Chicago Politician Sides with Latin Mass CatholicsCV NEWS FEED // emocratic Chicago Alderman Jeanette Taylor sent a letter to Cardinal Blase Cupich in which she advocated for the resumption of the traditional Latin Mass (TLM) at the Shrine of Christ the King, which the Cardinal helped halt last August. Taylor has served as a member of the Chicago City Council since 2019, representing the 20th Ward on the city’s South Side, which includes the Woodlawn neighborhood that houses the Shrine. She is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America and was a supporter of...

A Real Threat: Rocky Horror Cupich ShowThe Maundy Thursday Eucharist at notorious St Sabina Parish in Chicago Archdiocese was a kind of Protestant service with some "words of consecration".Being Novus Ordo, the performance had no altar but a banquet table around which sat twelve men and women dressed as vice presidents of the banquet - as if a banquet needed a president.It included choreographed dances, purple lighting effects, disco ball strobe lights, brutal noise with crashing cymbals and yelling and tinkly piano music.During the show, Father Michael Pfleger celebrated his own person.Chicago's Cardinal Cupich who supposedly cares about Catholic doctrine...

[Catholic Caucus] Eucharistic pilgrimage expected to 'restrict' adoration in Chicago archdioceseThe Archdiocese of Chicago is expected to restrict the exposition of the Eucharist during a national Eucharistic pilgrimage that will traverse the Chicago region next year, ahead of the Eucharistic Congress scheduled for next July. The anticipated restriction comes amid differences of emphasis and approach among U.S. bishops over the Church’s Eucharistic revival process, now underway, and the $14 million Eucharistic Congress planned for 2024 — especially over the revival’s emphasis on adoration of the Eucharist. While Cardinal Blase Cupich has argued that an emphasis on adoration could distract from...

Cardinal Cupich: Critics of Pope Francis’ Latin Mass restrictions should listen to JPII“There is nothing new under the sun.”That Scripture verse from the Book of Ecclesiastes (1:19) comes to mind as I reflect on the agitation expressed by some in the church and the media over the Holy Father’s motu proprio “Traditionis Custodes” and the recent confirmation given in the “Rescriptum ex Audientia”released by Cardinal Arthur Roche, prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments.Let us remember that in those Roman documents, the successor of Peter, who is the guarantor of unity in the church, called...

[Catholic Caucus] Father Anthony Bus disciplined for inciting hatredAfter asking to say Mass facing altarA well-known Chicago priest has been sternly reprimanded by Cardinal Blase Cupich after he wrote a letter to the prelate criticizing the decision to prohibit saying Mass facing east and noting how faithful Catholics are “cruelly demoralized” by persecution from Church authorities.Father Anthony Buś, C.R, of Chicago’s St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, has been seemingly ordered into a 10-day private retreat after earning the rebuke of Cupich who suggested the priest was publicly inciting “animosities or hatred against the Apostolic See or an ordinary,” due to his...