RECOGNIZES-OLMCA KID CONCLAVE

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SR0581
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SENATE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
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recognize the students and staff of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
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Academy (OLMCA) on completing their Kid Conclave school
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project and their subsequent meeting with Pope Leo XIV at the
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Vatican; and

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WHEREAS, OLMCA, a school located in the Lakeview
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neighborhood of Chicago, has been educating children since its
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opening in 1888; today, the academy offers top-tier academics
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to students from preschool to eighth grade in a nurturing
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Catholic environment for families of diverse cultural,
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economic, and religious backgrounds; and

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WHEREAS, OLMCA staff, as part of a school project teaching
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faith, history, and tradition, conducted a mock papal
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conclave, or Kid Conclave, for students in May 2025; the
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project showcased 25 first through sixth grade students, and
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it also featured two kindergarten students serving in the role
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of Swiss Guards; and

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WHEREAS, The selected OLMCA students serving as cardinals
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donned replica robes and hats, or birettas, made from craft
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materials by their teachers and proceeded to act out the
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process of a papal conclave, which included selecting one of

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their own to become pope, with the rest of the student body
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taking part as the watching crowd; and

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WHEREAS, The OLMCA Kid Conclave gained national and
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international attention online, leading staff and students to
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be contacted by people of various religious backgrounds from
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all over Illinois and the United States as well as Canada,
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France, Germany Italy, Lebanon, Mexico, the Philippines,
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Portugal, Singapore, Spain, and the United Kingdom; and

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WHEREAS, OLMCA students were invited to take a pilgrimage
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to meet Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican in October 2025; the
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students were introduced to the pope in St. Peter's Square
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with assistance from Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago, and the
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pope in turn shook their hands and bestowed a special gift to
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each student, a rosary with his crest; and

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WHEREAS, OLMCA's Dominic Moretti, a teacher and director
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of marketing, and Allison Foerster, a Spanish teacher,
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orchestrated the conclave lesson and the trip to the Vatican;
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and

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WHEREAS, The OLMCA Kid Conclave was initially designed as
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a hands-on learning experience for the students but expanded
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into an event that captured the hearts of people all around the
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world; therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize the
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students and staff of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy (OLMCA)
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on their successful completion of the Kid Conclave school
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project and their subsequent meeting with Pope Leo XIV at the
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Vatican; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That we recognize Dominic Moretti, OLMCA teacher
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and director of marketing, Allison Foerster, OLMCA Spanish
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teacher, and the entire OLMCA staff for their work in
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implementing the Kid Conclave and arranging the visit to the
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Vatican for students; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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presented to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy as an expression
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of our esteem and respect.

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