Archbishop Cupich to speak at Boston College commencement

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago's Archbishop Blase Cupich will speak at Boston College's commencement next month.

The university will present Cupich with an honorary "Doctor of Laws" degree at the ceremony. The school calls him a "champion for the economically and socially disenfranchised."

Some 4,000 undergraduate and graduate students are expected for the May 18 event.