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Members of the Chicago-based Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership gave him an album containing the items when they met with the pope Oct. 28.

“Dear Pope Leo. We hope you feel better. We are all praying for you and the doctors that are helping you,” student Sawyer Nolot said.

A Minnesota-based firm’s new abuse settlement with the Archdiocese of Chicago also unveils a national database of clergy credibly abused of sexual abuse.

“You know, nobody can really understand the unimaginable pain that is the reason that somebody would do this, would take their own life.”

Parishioners lamented “the devastating impact of a process that has repeatedly demonstrated itself to be fundamentally unjust to those who are accused.”

The cardinal’s letter also warned of the “unprecedented and marked rise in the number of abuse claims” in the past 18 months.

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The incident, with its menacing racist undertones, drew strong public condemnation from Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago.

Michael Okinczyk-Cruz, executive director of the Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership, described the visits as “very meaningful” for detainees.

Afterward, as Massgoers later chatted with the Augustinians and one another, the phrase “we’re so blessed” could be heard over and over again.