Pope Francis will elevate Cupich to cardinal this Saturday at the Vatican. More than 250 Chicagoans joined in the official pilgrimage to Rome. Many of them left on flights Tuesday.
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Cupich tweeted a photo Tuesday of a Chicago Cubs hat he gave the pope last week, in celebration of the team's first World Series victory in more than a century.
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner will also be at the weekend "red hat" ceremony, where Archbishop Cupich will join the Roman Catholic Church's highest ranks - the group of men who could ultimately pick a new pope.
Alan Krashesky will be in Rome with extensive coverage of the elevation ceremony. Look for his reports starting Thursday at 10 p.m.