Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church (Chicago)

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church is a Catholic church located in Lake View, Chicago, Illinois. It was established in 1886 by Fr. Patrick O’Brien. The church is also associated with the private K-8 school, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy, which was established in 1888.[1]

On May 2025, the school gained widespread attention when it held a mock conclave, in which a student was elected pope and took the papal name Augustine.[2] Two days later, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the Order of Saint Augustine, who was born and raised in Chicago, was elected as Pope Leo XIV.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Parish history". Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
  2. ^ "Chicago students hold mock papal conclave to learn how a pope is chosen". CBS News. May 6, 2025. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  3. ^ Brennan, Noel (May 8, 2025). "Lakeview students who held mock conclave overjoyed with Chicago-born pope". CBS News. Retrieved May 9, 2025.

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