Area schools join in prayers for Pope Francis

Father Michael Olson, associate pastor, talks with students at St. Damian School in Oak Forest about Pope Francis before leading the rosary on March 13, 2023. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

Third-graders at St. Damian School in Oak Forest pray 10 Hail Marys for Pope Francis on March 13, 2023. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

Kindergartners Leonardo Mendoza, Maria Prunkle and Henry Wade fold their hands in prayer at St. Damian School in Oak Forest on March 13, 2023. The school joined a worldwide effort to pray for Pope Francis on the 10th anniversary of his election. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

Students at St. Damian School in Oak Forest started their morning on March 13, 2023, by praying 10 Hail Marys for Pope Francis on the 10th anniversary of his election. It was part of a worldwide effort to pray for the pope on his anniversary. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

St. Damian first graders Josephine Bonny and Deacon Jacobs and second grader Austyn McCullough join their classmates in praying for Pope Francis on March 13, 2023. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

Kindergartners students Lucy Sadek, Nora Cichon, Sebastian Roth and Casey Stahr listen to Father Michael Olson talk about Pope Francis at St. Damian School in Oak Forest March 13, 2023. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)