Cardinal Francis George , a Chicago native , died Thursday . He was to be buried Friday 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 .
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 .