HR1089 - Honoring Pope Leo XIV on the occasion of his election to the papacy.

      H.R. No. 1089       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected as the   267th bishop of Rome on May 8, 2025, and chose Leo XIV as his papal   name; and          WHEREAS, The first pontiff from the Augustinian order and the   first from the United States and North America, Pope Leo XIV was   born in Chicago, Illinois, on September 14, 1955, to Mildred   Martínez and Louis Marius Prevost; he grew up with two brothers,   Louis Martín and John Joseph; educated at the Minor Seminary of the   Augustinian Fathers, he went on to complete his bachelor's degree   in mathematics at Villanova University, where he also studied   philosophy; in 1977, he entered the novitiate of the Order of   St. Augustine in the Province of Our Mother of Good Counsel of   Chicago; he made his solemn vows four years later and received his   theological education at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago;   his superiors then sent him to Rome, where he was ordained a priest   at the Augustinian College of St. Monica and earned his doctorate in   canon law from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas; and          WHEREAS, Pope Leo XIV has extensive international   experience; sent to an Augustinian mission in Peru in 1985, he   served that nation's Catholic population in many roles, including   as a missionary, parish priest, and professor; he was twice elected   prior general of the Ordinary General Chapter of the Order of   St. Augustine, and in 2015, he was appointed bishop of Chiclayo;   eight years later, Pope Francis promoted him to archbishop and   called him to Rome as prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops and   president of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America; he was   also named a member of the Dicasteries for Evangelization; in 2024,   he was created a cardinal in the Consistory, and Pope Francis   elevated him to the Order of Bishops the following year, granting   him the title of the Suburbicarian Church of Albano; following Pope   Francis's hospitalization in February 2025, Cardinal Prevost   presided over the March 3 rosary for the pope in St. Peter's Square;   and          WHEREAS, Pope Leo XIV has proven himself to be a spiritual   leader of tremendous ability, and his faith community around the   world looks forward to an era defined by his wisdom, compassion, and   devotion; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature hereby honor Pope Leo XIV on the occasion of his   election to the papacy and extend to him sincere best wishes for the   future; and, be it further          RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be   prepared for Pope Leo XIV as an expression of high regard by the   Texas House of Representatives.     Tinderholt     ______________________________   Speaker of the House                 I certify that H.R. No. 1089 was adopted by the House on May   23, 2025, by a non-record vote.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House