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From Villanova to the Vatican: Pope Leo XIV, a graduate, makes history as first American pontiff, local Villanova alumni; ‘Unreal’

VILLANOVA, PA. — For the first time in nearly 2,000 years, the Catholic Church has elected an American pope. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a Chicago native, has taken the papal name of Leo XIV. The ...
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Newly elected Pope graduate of Villanova University

CONNECTION HERE TO VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY AND THEREFORE PENNSYLVANIA, RIGHT OUTSIDE OF PHILADELPHIA. CERTAINLY A BIG DAY FOR THE UNIVERSITY HERE AS ONE OF THEIR OWN IS SELECTED AS THE NEW POPE. YOU SEE ...
The New York Times

The Pope Is a Graduate of Villanova, Where the Church Bells Won’t Stop Ringing

The private Catholic university in the suburbs of Philadelphia has a new most famous alumnus. By Sarah Mervosh On the campus of Villanova University, students watched the white smoke rise from the ...
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Villanova Graduate Robert Francis Prevost Named First American Pope

Robert Francis Prevost, a Villanova University graduate and a Chicago native, was chosen as the first American pope in history to lead the Catholic church as Pope Leo XIV. Prevost graduated from ...