Bishops and Catholic Politicians: Old Debate, New Ending?

Bishops and Catholic politicians: old debate, new ending?

The US bishops are visibly divided over the issue of Catholic politicians and abortion.Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago, after breaking ranks and conference policy by offering a lifetime achievement award to Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois last month, drew criticism from across the episcopal map, before the senator stepped back from the plans yesterday.Cardinal Blase Cupich saying Mass at St. John Brebeuf Church Niles, Ill. Credit: Charles Edgar Mi…

Catholic leaders respond to Durbin’s decision to decline Chicago Archdiocese’s award

Several Catholic leaders, including the bishop of Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin’s home diocese, have responded approvingly to the pro-abortion politician’s decision to decline a controversial lifetime… The post Catholic leaders respond to Durbin’s decision to decline Chicago Archdiocese’s award appeared first on CatholicVote org.

Bishops ‘grateful,’ ‘relieved’ after Durbin declines Catholic award

Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois. / Credit: Diocese of Springfield in Illinois CNA Staff, Oct 1, 2025 / 15:35 pm (CNA). Various U.S. bishops expressed relief and happiness after U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois, announced his decision to decline an award from the Chicago Archdiocese following backlash over his pro-abortion views.Late Tuesday, Chicago Archbishop Cardinal Blase Cupich said Durbin had decided to back away from recei…

The conversations that need to happen among bishops

The public skirmish that began last month between a handful of bishops and Cardinal Cupich took a very unexpected turn yesterday, as Pope Leo weighed in, and then Senator Durbin withdrew from a lifetime achievement [...]

Sen. Durbin declines Cardinal Cupich’s award after global backlash over pro-abortion views

Ten U.S. bishops rebuked Cardinal Cupich for seeking to honor Sen. Dick Durbin, who has consistently voted to expand abortion and deny protection to the unborn.

Catholic Bishops Celebrate How Dick Durbin Won’t Get Award

Now that pro-abortion Senator Dick Durbin is declining the controversial Lifetime Achievement Award he was slated to receive next month from Cardinal Blase Cupich, multiple bishops have spoken out saying they’re glad that won’t happen. Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia said he was “relieved” by Durbin’s decision. “Certainly, we can only move forward together if we recognize that our unity as a Christian people depends upon our respo…