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LA HR168
Resolution
Status
5/15/2025
Primary Sponsor
Mike Bayham
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AI Summary
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Louisiana House of Representatives commends Robert Francis Prevost on becoming Pope Leo XIV, the 267th leader of the Roman Catholic Church, elected May 8, 2025
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Pope Leo XIV is the first pope from the United States and second from the Americas; he has Louisiana ties through his maternal grandmother connected to New Orleans' 7th Ward, and his great-grandmother was baptized at St. Louis Cathedral
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Prior to election, Cardinal Prevost was a Chicago-born missionary who ministered in Peru, was appointed president of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America in 2023, made cardinal the same year, and named cardinal-bishop of the Suburbicarian Diocese of Albano in February 2025
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Resolution invites Pope Leo XIV to visit Louisiana during a future papal tour of the United States
Legislative Description
Commends Robert Francis Prevost on his ascension to leadership of the Catholic Church as Pope Leo XIV
COMMENDATIONS
Last Action
Taken by the Clerk of the House and presented to the Secretary of State in accordance with the Rules of the House.
5/16/2025