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Cardinal Blase Cupich
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Archbishop of Chicago Cardinal Blase Joseph Cupich in clerical attire, looking slightly to the side against a plain background. Cardinal Blase Cupich leads a large group of marchers through Chicago's Englewood neighborhood, holding a wooden cross reading Stop Shooting to call for an end to violence. Pope Leo XIV shakes hands with Archbishop of Chicago Blase Cupich in the Apostolic Palace, with people applauding in the background.
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  • René Ostberg
    René Ostberg is an associate editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica. 

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