Lay Leader Who Criticized Cardinal Cupich Phased Out of Catholic Conference Board

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Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) attends a Sept. 29, 2021, Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, D.C. Loyola law professor John Breen, a board member of the Catholic Conference of Illinois, criticized in September 2025 plans to honor Durbin at a Nov. 3 archdiocesan fundraiser in Chicago.

Loyola University Chicago law professor John Breen will leave after nearly 13 years; sources say the move follows his public criticism of plans to honor Sen. Dick Durbin.

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