Cardinal Cupich was the main celebrant of the annual Asian Community Mass on Aug. 17, 2025, at St. Paul Chong Hasang (Korean) Catholic Church in Des Plaines. The Mass was in honor of Mary, the Mother of Cultures. Readings and Prayers of the Faithful were offered in English and several Asian languages including Tagalog, Vietnamese, Japanese, Indonesian, Laotian and Korean. Asian choirs from various parishes and communities sang in their native languages. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Cardinal Cupich delivers the homily during Mass. Cardinal Cupich was the main celebrant of the annual Asian Community Mass on Aug. 17, 2025, at St. Paul Chong Hasang (Korean) Catholic Church in Des Plaines. The Mass was in honor of Mary, the Mother of Cultures. Readings and Prayers of the Faithful were offered in English and several Asian languages including Tagalog, Vietnamese, Japanese, Indonesian, Laotian and Korean. Asian choirs from various parishes and communities sang in their native languages. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Members of the congregation listen to the homily during Mass. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Cardinal Cupich celebrates the eucharistic prayer. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Members of different Asian choirs sing during Mass. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
A priest distributes Communion. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Members of different Asian choirs sing during Mass. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Albert Suk directs the choir during Mass. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Members of different Asian choirs sing during Mass. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Participants fill the church for Mass. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Father Arthur Bautista presents the cardinal with a gift at the end of Mass. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Cardinal Cupich blesses the congregation during the final procession. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Father Sungjae Michael Hwang and Bishop Sagili Prakash, bishop of the Diocese of Khammam in Southern India, assist Cardinal Cupich in cutting a cake in celebration of his 50th anniversary at the reception following Mass. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Bishop Prakash laughs as Cardinal Cupich tastes a piece of cake. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
