Overview
- Cardinal Blase Cupich removed Rev. Jose Molina from ministry in the Archdiocese of Chicago after allegations of improper conversations with minors and adult women.
- The archdiocese said it reported the allegations to civil authorities and offered support services to those who came forward.
- Molina, a priest of the Institute of the Incarnate Word, will return to his religious order while it conducts an investigation, and the archdiocese pledged to cooperate.
- Molina had been serving as a temporary minister at St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Chicago’s Little Italy since August 2025.
- Journalists reported they could not reach Molina or the Institute of the Incarnate Word for comment, and both civil and internal investigations remain open.