francis cardinal george canceled his upcoming trip to rome at the advice of his doctors who say it's too risky to his health. tonya francisco is live outside holy name cathedral with the latest. >> colonel george says he was disappointed he was not born to make the trip to a room but he said it's not the end of the world. he spoke about canceling the trip during in nearly 90 minute lesson he gave at scene exceed your university last night telling the audience his doctor had spelled out the dangers and he could not risk another infection saying it would be foolish to go and to get sick. the decision not to travel for the canonization of pope john paul the seconds as the pontiff who appointed him bishop and then caramel came on the same day the archdiocese announced card but george had resumed chemotherapy for another bout of cancer in his right kidney. he announced last month the reoccurrence. he was also in a hostile for an infection. the cardinal, although he. strong last night did not speak to reporters. but a university spokesman did. >> he had great affection for john paul the sec

francis cardinal george celebrated what could be his final palm sunday mass, as cardinal, at holy name cathedral. he is visibly weakened by his chemotherapy treatments for kidney cancer. but he had the strength to stand for much of the service... though he didn't stay to greet parishioners afterwards. >> i was looking to see if he would have to saddam but he is a strong man he stood. that a happy to see him i thought that was a good sign that he was able to be here. he can't be out among the people after church of course. >> just a few days ago, cardinal george asked the vatican to begin searching for his successor. he won't attend this month's vatican ceremony in which two of his predecessors, john paul the second and pope john the 23-rd, will be canonized. here's something you've never seen a pope do. after pope francis completed his palm sunday service at the vatican, he hopped off his popemobile, moved through the crowd, and even posed for "selfies" with some of his young supporters from rio de jeneiro. and he was happy to sip some tea that was passed to him from the crowd. many of

francis cardinal george celebrated easter mass for what may be his final time. the catholic faithful crowded into holy name cathedral, fully aware that the cardinal is fighting a recurrence of cancer. he was strong enough to stand for his homily... but he had to sit for communion. >> it may be the last easter in which i am the archbishop of chicago. i don't know if it's the last one i will be on this base of the earth but at any rate, i am in his hands as everyone else is. we trust in god. >> the cardinal's weakened immune system is reducing the time he is able to spend with his parishioners. and he won't be able to travel to the vatican for this week's canonization of popes john paul the second and john the 23-rd. two lovable characters with the same name, met face-to-face in australia. prince george met george the bilby, a long-eared marsupial living in his new enclosure. the exhibit and bilby were both renamed in honor of the young heir to the british throne. accompanied by his parents, prince william and the duchess of cambridge, prince george toured the zoo

francis cardinal george reveals the extensive process of finding his successor as it battles the latest round of treatment for cancer. we welcome our viewers for watching us around the country. >> took the time to talk about his successor in chicago dividends on gun battle cancer. the fact that my health is uncertain and is not a question of imminent death. i'm not going to be done and i do not think. this is a position that demands a lot of constant attention. talking about the process revealing that it has begun informally. the process to produce a list of potential successors to the archbishop of chicago. given the time it has to set aside for chemotherapy is not fair to the people of the archdiocese and george has asked them to begin the process. something that does not happen in a matter of weeks and months. the cardinal of course talk about his strong personal relationship with john paul the second. given the cardinals delicate medical condition. just finished another round of chemotherapy. the topic of what comes next understandably capture people's attention here in chicago. >>

>>francis cardinal george wasn't able to make the trip to the vatican. but he celebrated mass for the canonization of the two popes, back home at holy name cathedral. his frail health was apparent, both in his walk and in his voice. but in his homily, the cardinal talked about two men who made a great difference in his life, especially pope john paul the second. he shared more of his remembrances, after the service. >> the most personal memories are whether you were invited to eat with him at the table. he had a way of not saying a lot but getting lots of information. we would ask questions and then he would tease you. >> as the service ended, the cardinal was surrounded by admirers who wished him well with his cancer treatment. taking a look at the *other top stories this morning. an elderly driver is in critical condition, after crashing her car in the building that houses the weber grill restaurant, on north state street. it happened around 10:30 last night. it's not clear what caused the woman to crash through the wall of a parking garage. but the ac

francis cardinal george was back out in public for a second straight day, after a week-long hospital stay. the cardinal made an appearance at temple sholom in lakeview for the 19th annual "joseph cardinal bernardin jerusalem lecture". he was recently treated for a stomach infection brought on by his cancer treatment. he says he's still keeping a busy schedule. and in spite of chemo treatments, the cardinal says he feels pretty good. the cardinal says he's still i feel good. i'm still pretty weak. the fill you with all kinds of stuff. but other than that, i am ok. the big thing is a really scared me in terms of infection so i need to be careful. >> planning to travel to rome next month for the canonization of pope john paul the second. opening day at the cell worked out for the fans. the weather was nice, and the white sox won too. fans gave an ovation to paul konerko for what will be his last opening day. but before all that, the parking lots were packed with tailgaters. that looks pretty good right now. the spring weather was reason enough to fire up the grills, have a few cold ones

francis cardinal george was honored last night for his 15 years at the chicago archdiocese. an event at the union league club paid tribute to the cardinal, for his support of the "solidarity bridge" mission -- an outreach of healing and empowerment in latin america. cardinal george will be honored again this afternoon with a doctorate in theology at the catholic theological union academic and conference center. this week, the cardinal announced that his battle with cancer will force him to miss this month's ceremony in rome, canonizing pope john paul the second. stephen colbert has been tapped to replace david letterman when he retires as the host the "late show" on c-b-s. colbert plans to drop the satirical conservative character he's played for nine years on comedy central's "the colbert report". he says he looks forward to being himself, and hopes fans still find him funny. those who knew him from his days in chicago say, that won't be a problem. >> this guy is a talented actor and a talented writer. real artist. he has such a strong moral compass. >> we're very fortunate