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Yahoo
17-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Catholic Theological Union members head to Rome for Pope Leo XIV's formal installation
CHICAGO (WGN) — Another milestone for Chicago's pope as Leo XIV is set to be formally installed in Rome Sunday. Among the attendees will be members of Hyde Park's Catholic Theological Union (CTU), which has close ties to the new pope. Pope Leo XIV graduated with a Master's in Divinity from CTU. Soon, the Chicagoans will be boarding a flight to Rome to witness history Sunday in St. Peter's Square. 'It's a ceremony, confirming in a public way with the Eucharist, with the mass, the ministry of Peter,' said Father John Lydon, a close friend of Pope Leo. Pope Leo's childhood home in Dolton up for auction 'In that ceremony, he receives the 'Ring of Peter.' If it does happen, we will be thrilled to bits.' Chicago Theological Union president Sister Barbara Reid is also headed to Rome. While she says a face-to-face meeting is not likely, she's hoping Pope Leo will send a message back home to the Chicago Theological Union community. 'I'm hoping we may be able to record a moment with him, but I will understand if there are an awful lot of other people trying to get his attention,' Reid said. Read more: Latest Chicago news and headlines Chicago Theological Union attendees will spend three short days in Vatican City before returning on Monday. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
16-05-2025
- General
- CBS News
Chicagoans heading to Rome to attend Pope Leo XIV's papal installation mass
Pope Leo XIV will be formally installed as bishop of Rome on Sunday at St. Peter's Square, and many Chicagoans are heading to Italy for the historic occasion for America's first pope, who was born in Chicago. "We are simply overjoyed," said Sister Barbara Reid, who was beaming with pride on Friday as she prepared to head to Rome for the papal installation mass for Pope Leo XIV on Sunday. Reid is the president of Catholic Theological Union in Hyde Park, where Pope Leo enrolled in 1978 and earned his Master of Divinity in 1982. "To have not only the thrill and the excitement of our own graduate be chosen as Pope," Reid said. Reid was in Rome last week when then-Cardinal Robert Prevost was elevated to the papacy. She said, as pope, he will bring a great deal to the Roman Catholics he will lead around the world. "His emphasis on care for the planet, his emphasis on care for migrants and refugees; we know he is a missionary, and will certainly advance the concept that Pope Francis spoke about so often about being missionary disciples, being intent on serving the people who are the poorest and the neediest," she said. In 1999, Father Bob, as he was known back then, was a mentor at the Augustinians' residence in Hyde Park, where young men studying to be priests were living. They were learning about the priesthood at Catholic Theological Union across the street. A booklet recently printed by Catholic Theological Union is a compilation of prayers for Pope Leo from the Catholic Theological Union community and beyond. Reid is bringing the booklet to Rome for the pope. "You can read all of them on our website. We created a place on our website where anyone who wanted to could add their prayer for Pope Leo, and some of them are just so touching," she said. Fr. John Lydon will also join Reid on the trip. Lydon is a priest at Catholic Theological Union and lived with Pope Leo for about a decade in Peru. He had this prayer for his friend: "That wisdom that comes through our Lord, communicated also through his blessed Mother, will guide him with the challenges of the church, and will give him the strength to carry forth," Lydon said.
