CHICAGO (WLS) -- Fifty years ago, Archbishop of Chicago, Cardinal Blase Cupich was ordained into the Catholic priesthood.

Saturday night, hundreds of parishioners, deacons and priests celebrated Cardinal Cupich's Golden Jubilee with a special Mass at Chicago's Holy Name Cathedral.

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Fifty years of sacred service is cause for celebration.

The procession stretched down the sidewalk outside Holy Name Cathedral.

Inside, the sacred walls of the sanctuary hundreds of Chicago's faithful raised their voices and bowed their heads in prayer.

The Saturday evening Mass marked half a century of Catholic ministry for Cardinal Cupich. The scripture reflected the milestone

Ordained on August 16, 1975, Cupich went on to serve as bishop in South

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