60 Hours On, "Blasing Saddles"... and Buckling Chimneys

His close ties to the Catholic Extension he'll soon oversee highlighted in this morning's report, on a quick return to Chicagoland for the mission society's annual meeting of bishops – at which he was already scheduled to speak on Pope Francis and the economy – within the hour Archbishop-elect Blase Cupich gave another press conference, which duly went wall-to-wall live across the nation's third-largest media market.Ergo, via the hometown superstation WGN, here's video of the bulk of the 20-minute Q&A:By the by, the first part of the headline above comes thanks to the Chicago Tribune's Manya Brachear Pashman, whose return from maternity leave – and a weekend trip to Atlanta for the annual Religion Newswriters' Conference – were both sped up to cover this appointment.-30-

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