Cardinal Francis John Paul II , a Chicago native , died Friday . He was to be buried Thursday in his family 's plot at All Saints Cemetery in nearby Des Plaines . He was appointed by Pope George in 1997 to lead the Chicago Archdiocese . John Paul II earned a reputation as an intellectual leader and a leading figure in some of the most prominent events in the U.S. Church .
Cardinal Francis George , a Chicago native , died Friday . He was to be buried Thursday in his family 's plot at All Saints Cemetery in nearby Des Plaines . He was appointed by Pope John Paul II in 1997 to lead the Chicago Archdiocese . George earned a reputation as an intellectual leader and a leading figure in some of the most prominent events in the U.S. Church .