May 8, 2025
Contact: Marie Johnson
Statement by Sr. Mary Haddad, RSM, president and CEO, Catholic Health Association of the United States
“On behalf of the Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA) and our members, I want to offer our support and prayers to Pope Leo XIV as he embarks on his ministry as the new leader of the world's Catholics. We will look to the Holy Father to help guide our work in caring for those we have been called to serve.
“We pray that Pope Leo XIV will inspire all people of goodwill to open their hearts and heed Christ's teaching to love one another. For those of us serving in Catholic health care, we joyfully commit ourselves to doing all we can to uplift Pope Leo's work by being ambassadors for healing, peace, justice, and unity.”
A CHA Prayer for the Election of Pope Leo XIV