[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 119 (Wednesday, September 21, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H8165]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    WELCOMING MONSIGNOR KENNETH VELO

  (Mr. EMANUEL asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. EMANUEL. Madam Speaker, it is my great pleasure to recognize and 
welcome Monsignor Velo, one of Chicago's most distinguished religious 
leaders, as today's guest chaplain.
  Born on Chicago's south side, the Monsignor was ordained in 1973. In 
1985, Monsignor Velo became the executive assistant to the late Joseph 
Cardinal Bernardin, a position he held for 14 years. Monsignor Velo and 
Cardinal Bernardin were close friends, and it was Monsignor Velo who 
cared for Cardinal Bernardin's mother after the Cardinal passed away.
  Impressed by his reputation as a public servant, the late Pope John 
Paul, II appointed Monsignor Velo to be president of the Catholic 
Church Extension Society. Today he is senior executive of the Office of 
Catholic Collaboration at DePaul University, the largest Catholic 
university in the country, located in Chicago's Lincoln Park.
  Monsignor Velo is an important Chicagoan with an impressive 
background and resume. But more important, Monsignor Velo is a 
humanitarian who has dedicated his life to God and to improving the 
lives of everyone around him. Chicago is blessed by Monsignor Velo. 
Madam Speaker, I thank him for his service and for being here today.

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