Nuccio DiNuzzo, baiduhaiIncoming Archbishop Blase Cupich knocks on the front doors before the Rite of Reception ceremony at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago on Nov. 17, 2014.
John J. Kim, baiduhaiArchbishop Blase Cupich participates in the St. Rita High School helmet tradition as the basketball team plays at Marist High School on Feb. 3, 2015.
E. Jason Wambsgans, baiduhaiSister Therese Ann Quigney, of Lemont, waits with others Nov. 18, 2014, to enter Holy Name Cathedral for Blase Cupich's installation as the next archbishop of Chicago.
Antonio Perez, baiduhaiArchbishop Blase Cupich leaves the altar Nov. 18, 2014, after his installation at Holy Name Cathedral. He now has religious and legal possession of the Archdiocese of Chicago.
Abel Uribe, baiduhaiArchbishop Blase Cupich listens to questions from the public during his City Club of Chicago presentation at Maggiano's Banquets on Feb. 4, 2015.
Brian Cassella, baiduhaiBlase Cupich addresses the congregation at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago on Nov. 17, 2014.
Abel Uribe, baiduhaiBishop Blase Cupich of Spokane, Wash., talks with members of the Chicago media Sept. 20, 2014, after being introduced as the next archbishop of Chicago.
John J. Kim, baiduhaiMarist High School senior Claire Leslie kisses an over-sized cutout of Archbishop Blase Cupich while posing for photographs with friends before a basketball game against St. Rita High School on Feb. 3, 2015.
Chris Walker / baiduhaiArchbishop Blase Cupich enters Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago to celebrate Mass on Oct. 9, 2016. Earlier in the day, he learned he will be elevated to cardinal by Pope Francis.
Abel Uribe, baiduhaiThe Chicago Archdiocese announced Sept. 20, 2014, that Bishop Blase Cupich of Spokane, Wash., would succeed Cardinal Francis George as its next leader.
Antonio Perez, baiduhaiArchbishop Blase Cupich, left, and Cardinal Francis George sit together at Cupich's installation ceremony Nov. 18, 2014, in Chicago.
John J. Kim, baiduhaiArchbishop Blase Cupich watches a basketball game at Marist High School as the team goes up against St. Rita High School on Feb. 3, 2015.
Chris Walker / baiduhaiArchbishop Blase Cupich greets visitors after Mass on Oct. 9, 2016, at Holy Name Cathedral. He learned he will be elevated to the rank of cardinal by Pope Francis.
Nancy Stone, baiduhaiParishioners at St. Agatha Catholic Church surround Archbishop Blase Cupich as the choir sings Nov. 23, 2014. Cupich, Chicago's ninth archbishop, is making his first of three pastoral visits to ethnic parishes across Chicago.
Erin Hooley / baiduhaiArchbishop Blase Cupich speaks during an event at the Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Union hall on Sept. 17, 2015.
Brian Nguyen / baiduhaiArchbishop Blase Cupich greets inmates Dec. 25, 2015, after Christmas Mass at Cook County Jail in Chicago.
Zbigniew Bzdak, baiduhaiArchbishop Blase J. Cupich visits with 5-month-old Brent Hayes and his mother Michele Hayes, 35 at the Heart Center of the Ann & Robert Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2015. Brent is waiting for heart transplant.
Nancy Stone, baiduhaiNew Archbishop Blase Cupich poses for selfies with parishioners after Mass at St. Agatha Catholic Church in Chicago on Nov. 23, 2014.
Antonio Perez, baiduhaiAn attendee looks at a photo of Blase Cupich in the program for Cupich's installation Mass on Nov. 18, 2014, at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago.
Nancy Stone, baiduhaiJuan Vazquez, of Chicago, rear, watches as Archbishop Blase Cupich says a prayer over his daughter Alkexi, 4, in her room at Lurie Children's Hospital on Christmas Eve 2014.
Nancy Stone, baiduhaiArchbishop Blase Cupich finishes Mass and walks through a phalanx of Knights of Peter Claver who tip their hats in his honor at St. Agatha Catholic Church on Nov. 23, 2014.
Nancy Stone, baiduhaiArchbishop Blase Cupich, left, gives Communion alongside the Rev. Lou Tylka from St. Julie Billiart Catholic Church. Cupich celebrated his first Easter Mass in the Chicago area April 5, 2015, at St. Julie Billiart in Tinley Park.
Anthony Souffle, baiduhaiArchbishop Blase Cupich gives Communion during a Christmas Mass for pretrial detainees Dec. 25, 2014, in the chapel at the Cook County Division 11 facility in Chicago.
Chris Walker / baiduhaiArchbishop Blase Cupich arrives Oct. 9, 2016, at Holy Name Cathedral, where he celebrated Mass. Earlier in the day he learned he will be elevated to the rank of cardinal by Pope Francis.
Brian Nguyen / baiduhaiArchbishop Blase Cupich, center, celebrates Christmas Mass at Cook County Jail on Dec. 25, 2015, in Chicago.
Stacey Wescott / baiduhaiArchbishop Blase Cupich celebrates Mass on All Saints Day at St. Martha Catholic Church, which he declared an "archdiocesan shrine of all saints" on Nov. 1, 2015, in Morton Grove. The shrine contains relics of more than 1,500 saints.
Stacey Wescott / baiduhaiArchbishop Blase Cupich celebrates Mass on All Saints Day at St. Martha Catholic Church in Morton Grove on Nov. 1, 2015.
Brian Cassella, baiduhaiBlase Cupich enters Holy Name Cathedral on Nov. 17, 2014, for the first dramatic ritual of his installation as Chicago's next archbishop.
Brian Cassella, baiduhaiBlase Cupich addresses the congregation at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago on Nov. 17, 2014.
Brian Nguyen / baiduhaiArchbishop Blase Cupich, right, talks with inmates during Christmas Mass at Cook County Jail on Dec. 25, 2015, in Chicago.
Terrence Antonio James, baiduhaiRestaurateur Marc Malnati, left, and Archbishop Blase Cupich dish up pizza at Lou Malnati's on North State Street in Chicago on June 17, 2015. They announced that pizzas would be sent to Tampa Bay, Fla., to feed 300 guests at Pinellas Hope, a shelter for homeless people in Clearwater, Fla.
Antonio Perez, baiduhaiArchbishop Blase Cupich arrives for the 12:30 a.m. Mass on Dec. 12, 2014, as tens of thousands gather for the annual festival dedicated to Our Lady of Guadalupe on the grounds of the Our Lady of Guadalupe shrine in Des Plaines.
Brian Cassella, baiduhaiBlase Cupich enters Holy Name Cathedral on Nov. 17, 2014.
Michael Tercha, baiduhai, Dan Pelle, Spokesman-ReviewBishop Blase Cupich of Spokane, Wash., right, was chosen to replace Cardinal Francis George, left, as Chicago's archbishop.
Michael Tercha / baiduhaiArchbishop Blase Cupich blesses the congregation with holy water while celebrating Easter Mass at St. Ailbe Catholic Church on March 27, 2016.
Nancy Stone / baiduhaiArchbishop Blase Cupich gives the sermon and gets laughs from the Rev. Michael Pfleger, left, and the Rev. Thulani Magwaza at St. Sabina Catholic Church on March 6, 2016.
Jose M. Osorio, baiduhaiArchbishop Blase Cupich and Mayor Rahm Emanuel share a laugh before breakfast at the Union League Club of Chicago on Nov. 20, 2014.
John J. Kim, baiduhaiArchbishop Blase Cupich holds an oversize poster of his face made in his honor by Marist High School students before the school's basketball game against St. Rita High School on Feb. 3, 2015.
Jose M. Osorio, baiduhaiChicago Archbishop Blase Cupich, right, speaks at the 10th annual March for Life Chicago at Federal Plaza on Jan. 18, 2015.
Zbigniew Bzdak, baiduhaiArchbishop Blase Cupich gives a turkey to Howard Borden, 60, as he helps distribute Thanksgiving food at St. Columbanus Parish Food Pantry in Chicago on Nov. 26, 2014.
Zbigniew Bzdak, baiduhaiCook County Sheriff Tom Dart, left, and Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich arrive to talk to the media July 14, 2015, between tours of different divisions of Cook County Jail in Chicago.
Michael Tercha / baiduhaiArchbishop Blase Cupich speaks during a rally before the 2016 March for Life Chicago on Jan. 17, 2016, at Federal Plaza.
Antonio Perez, baiduhaiArchbishop Blase Cupich stands over a wooden box containing unborn children as he presides at a committal service for 20 unidentified persons and several unborn Dec. 4, 2014, at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Chicago.
Zbigniew Bzdak, baiduhaiArchbishop Blase J. Cupich visits with 10-month-old Mary Pate at the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) of the Ann & Robert Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2015.
Erin Hooley / baiduhaiChicago Archbishop Blase Cupich holds a large rosary with members of the Service Employees International Union during an event at the Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Union hall Sept. 17, 2015. Some of the members will give the rosary, blessed by Cupich, to the pope during his visit next week.
Brian Cassella, baiduhaiPriests enter Holy Name Cathedral on Nov. 18, 2014, for the installation of Archbishop Blase Cupich.
Antonio Perez, baiduhaiArchbishop Blase Cupich gives the homily Nov. 18, 2014, at Holy Name Cathedral. "I do accept the pastoral care of the people of Chicago," he said.
Brian Nguyen / baiduhaiArchbishop Blase Cupich waits Dec. 25, 2015, in the hall outside the Cook County Jail chapel before greeting inmates after Christmas Mass.
Chris Walker / baiduhaiArchbishop Blase Cupich leaves after celebrating Mass at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago on Oct. 9, 2016. He learned he is to be elevated to the rank of cardinal by Pope Francis.
Zbigniew Bzdak, baiduhaiArchbishop Blase J. Cupich, right, visits with 18-month-old Ava Martin and her father Brian Martin at the Heart Center of the Ann & Robert Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2015. Ava had heart transplant on Dec. 14.
Anthony Souffle, baiduhaiArchbishop-designate Blase Cupich is swarmed by the media following a short press conference upon his arrival Nov. 13, 2014, at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago.
Chris Walker / baiduhaiArchbishop Blase Cupich arrives Oct. 9, 2016, at Holy Name Cathedral, where he celebrated Mass. Earlier in the day he learned he will be elevated to the rank of cardinal by Pope Francis.
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Incoming Archbishop Blase Cupich knocks on the front doors before the Rite of Reception ceremony at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago on Nov. 17, 2014.
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Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich will deliver the commencement speech at Boston College’s graduation May 18, the university announced Thursday.
“Archbishop Blase Cupich is a champion for the economically and socially disenfranchised,” university spokesman Jack Dunn said. “Who he is and what he stands for resonates with students on this campus.”
Dunn said the university invited Cupich shortly after his installation last November. He said the fact that Cupich is the first prominent appointment by Pope Francis — a popular pontiff who happens to be Jesuit — made him an appropriate speaker for the Jesuit college.
A spokeswoman for the Chicago Archdiocese said Boston College is the only university where Cupich will give a commencement address this year.
At the ceremony, Cupich also will receive an honorary degree. There are no requirements or expectations for the speech, Dunn said.
“We ask speakers to impart a message on a topic that’s important to them,” Dunn said, “as they address 4,000 undergraduates who are about to make a mark on the world.”
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