Illinois SR 581: RECOGNIZES-OLMCA KID CONCLAVE

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SR0581LRB104 18442 LAW 31884 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to 

3recognize the students and staff of Our Lady of Mount Carmel 

4Academy (OLMCA) on completing their Kid Conclave school 

5project and their subsequent meeting with Pope Leo XIV at the 

6Vatican; and

7 WHEREAS, OLMCA, a school located in the Lakeview 

8neighborhood of Chicago, has been educating children since its 

9opening in 1888; today, the academy offers top-tier academics 

10to students from preschool to eighth grade in a nurturing 

11Catholic environment for families of diverse cultural, 

12economic, and religious backgrounds; and

13 WHEREAS, OLMCA staff, as part of a school project teaching 

14faith, history, and tradition, conducted a mock papal 

15conclave, or Kid Conclave, for students in May 2025; the 

16project showcased 25 first through sixth grade students, and 

17it also featured two kindergarten students serving in the role 

18of Swiss Guards; and

19 WHEREAS, The selected OLMCA students serving as cardinals 

20donned replica robes and hats, or birettas, made from craft 

21materials by their teachers and proceeded to act out the 

22process of a papal conclave, which included selecting one of 

SR0581- 2 -LRB104 18442 LAW 31884 r

1their own to become pope, with the rest of the student body 

2taking part as the watching crowd; and

3 WHEREAS, The OLMCA Kid Conclave gained national and 

4international attention online, leading staff and students to 

5be contacted by people of various religious backgrounds from 

6all over Illinois and the United States as well as Canada, 

7France, Germany Italy, Lebanon, Mexico, the Philippines, 

8Portugal, Singapore, Spain, and the United Kingdom; and

9 WH