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-As Reported by the House General Government Committee
-136th General Assembly
-Regular Session H. R. No. 139
-2025-2026
-Representatives Mathews, A., Odioso
-Cosponsors: Representatives Thomas, D., Peterson, Sweeney, Schmidt,
-Brennan, Gross, Williams, Barhorst, Abrams, Rader, Rogers, Demetriou,
-Richardson, Daniels, LaRe, Brent, Miller, K.
-A   R E S O L U T I O N
-To honor Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from the United
-States of America, and to highlight his life and
-accomplishments.
-BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF
-OHIO:
-WHEREAS, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected as the
-267th Pope, in a continuous line back to Peter, on May 8, 2025,
-becoming the first American Pope, 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, a son of the
-Midwest, 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
+As Introduced
+
+	136th
+General Assembly
+
+	Regular
+Session	H. R. No. 139
+
+	2025-2026
+
+Representatives
+Mathews, A., Odioso
+
+Cosponsors:
+Representatives Thomas, D., Peterson, Sweeney, Schmidt, Brennan,
+Gross, Williams, Barhorst, Abrams, Rader, Rogers, Demetriou,
+Richardson, Daniels
+
+A
+  R E S O L U T I O N
+
+To
+honor Pope Leo XIV, the first pope from the United States of America,
+and to highlight his life and accomplishments.
+
+BE
+IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
+
+WHEREAS,
+Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected as the 267th Pope, in a
+continuous line back to Peter, on May 8, 2025, becoming the first
+American Pope, 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, a son of the Midwest, 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
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-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 cannon law from the Pontifical
-University of St. Thomas Aquinas; and
-WHEREAS, A man born in Illinois and educated in
-Pennsylvania rises to the title of the Vicar of Christ, 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
+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 cannon
+law from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas; and
+
+WHEREAS,
+A man born in Illinois and educated in Pennsylvania rises to the
+title of the Vicar of Christ, 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' hospitalization in February 2025, Cardinal Prevost
-presided over the March 3 Rosary for the Pope in St. Peter's
-Square; and
-WHEREAS, With the selection of the name of Pope Leo XIV,
-and the ties to the encyclical Rerum Novarum, we are encouraged
-to work for the policies that recognize the dignity of work and
-the primacy of the family; 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
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-RESOLVED, That we, the members of the House of
-Representatives of the 136th General Assembly of the State of
-Ohio, in adopting this resolution, 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 the Clerk of the House of Representatives
-transmit a duly authenticated copy of this resolution to Pope
-Leo XIV as an expression of high regard by the Ohio House of
-Representatives.
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+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'
+hospitalization in February 2025, Cardinal Prevost presided over the
+March 3 Rosary for the Pope in St. Peter's Square; and
+
+WHEREAS,
+With the selection of the name of Pope Leo XIV, and the ties to the
+encyclical Rerum Novarum, we are encouraged to work for the policies
+that recognize the dignity of work and the primacy of the family; 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 we, the members of the House of Representatives of the 136th
+General Assembly of the State of Ohio, in adopting this resolution,
+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 the Clerk of the House of Representatives transmit a duly
+authenticated copy of this resolution to Pope Leo XIV as an
+expression of high regard by the Ohio House of Representatives.