His outspoken advocacy for the poor has won him papal honors.

He was the holder of several papal honors including being a papal duke.

His scholarly work was quintessential - resulting in the papal honors from four Popes.

For his role in this improving Catholic-Jewish relations, the rabbi was knighted by the Vatican in 1998, the first rabbi to receive the papal honor.

In 2000 he received papal honours from Pope John Paul II with the title of Chaplain to His Holiness.

Bishop Henry Rohlman nominated Father Cone for papal honors twice.

In December 2003 he was appointed papal honor to His Holiness with the title Monsignor.

He was the first priest to receive papal honors from the archdiocese's first cardinal, George Mundelein.

Bishop Henry Rohlman nominated Schulte for papal honors twice.

In 1986 he received the papal honour of Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Pius IX.