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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Robert Herguth

Emails show Cardinal Blase Cupich helped Mayor Lori Lightfoot shape COVID message

In May 2020, Mayor Lori Lightfoot was drawing considerable flak over her stance against churches and other places of worship reopening for services amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

But she found a behind-the-scenes ally to help her face the backlash from faith communities: Cardinal Blase Cupich, the top Catholic cleric in the Chicago region.

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