The Archdiocese of Chicago created "Praying for a Peaceful Summer" banners for every Catholic elementary and secondary school in Cook and Lake County. Archbishop Cupich has asked the schools to display the 4-by-8-foot banners outside their buildings throughout the summer to encourage all to pray for peace.
Cardinal Cupich visits school that held mock conclave On the morning of June 2, Cardinal Cupich, dressed in a red cassock and wearing a red zucchetto, joined the student “cardinals” at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy to see a reenactment of their now-viral mock conclave and to answer their questions about the real conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV.
Decisions, relationships, actions must be rooted in nonviolence, pope says Promoting peace requires training people’s hearts and minds to be concerned about others and perceive the common good, Pope Leo XIV said.
Local school’s mock conclave goes viral around the globe Two days before Pope Leo XIV, a native Chicagoan who is a member of the Augustinian religious community, was elected the 267th pope by the College of Cardinals, students at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy elected their own native Chicagoan in a mock conclave, and the student elected took the name “Augustine” when he accepted his election.