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Villanova, Leo XIV

The Philadelphia Inquirer on MSN · 8h

Inside Villanova in the 1970s, when the future Pope Leo XIV arrived on campus

Galetto, Prevost’s former classmate turned fellow priest, said Prevost’s years saw the beginning of Rollie Massimino’s reign. The National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame coach arrived at Villanova in 1973, going on to lead the NCAA champion 1984-85 Wildcats team.

New York Post on MSN · 4h

Long before he was pope, Leo XIV was a skinny Villanova undergrad figuring out ‘do you want to live this life’

Prevost, the 267th leader of the church and the first American pope, is now Leo XIV. But back when he was skinny undergrad at Nova, he was just Robert. The Chicago native was in what the church calls the “formation period” prior to becoming a priest.

The Morning Call on MSN · 1d

Villanova celebrates as graduate Robert Prevost becomes Pope Leo XIV, first American pope [Updated]

Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, is a Villanova graduate. He is the first American pope elected in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church.

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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.

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From Villanova to the Vatican: Alma mater is floored it taught the 1st U.S. pope

Robert Prevost, now known as His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, graduated from Villanova with a Bachelor of Science in mathematics in ...

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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 ...

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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.

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Now, he’s Pope Leo. But Villanova Wildcats know him as ‘Bob’ who ‘treated them to pizza and beer’

The Villanova University community has been beaming since Pope Leo XIV — formerly Robert Prevost, a 1977 grad — was announced ...

Catholic Church Elects First American Pope in History

(KNSI) – The Catholic Church has elected the first American Pope in history. Robert Francis Prevost OSA is an American ...

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