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Ringing bells, a papal flag and memes: How Villanova celebrates an alumnus becoming pope
As the campus winds down for the semester, bells rang and memes were created for 1977 graduate Robert Prevost, who's now Pope Leo XIV.
A Shocked Villanova Celebrates One of Its Own in New Pope
The Pennsylvania university best known for its basketball program has a new most famous alumnus in Pope Leo XIV.
How Villanova Feels About Having the New Pope as an Alum
F ather Peter Donohue, the president of Villanova University, was having lunch with a few of the school’s alums in a Chicago ...
Robert Prevost was ‘the pride and joy of every priest and nun’ who grew up in Chicago’s south side
Robert Prevost’s Catholic roots were planted in Chicago’s south side suburbs, where he grew up playing “pretend priest” and ...
The new Pope watches the Knicks (and Villanova)
Jalen Brunson and Pope Leo XIV are both Chicago kids who attended Villanova, so it only makes sense that the new Pope watches ...
From Villanova to the Vatican: Alma mater is floored it taught the 1st US pope
Church bells rang out for hours in celebration at Villanova University in suburban Philadelphia after one of their graduates ...
Robert Prevost known as the ‘saint of the north’ in Peru for his closeness to poor
Robert Prevost may have made history Thursday by becoming the first pope from the United States. But in Peru, he is known as ...