Father Donohue was busy himself on Thursday. He happened to be in Chicago, the new pope’s hometown, for a Villanova alumni ...

But news that Prevost, a 1977 Villanova graduate who is now known as Pope Leo XIV, had ascended to the papacy still dominated conversations among students and many of their parents who were on campus ...

A pillar is visible in front of St. Thomas of Villanova Church on the campus of Villanova University near Philadelphia ...

The Pennsylvania university best known for its basketball program has a new most famous alumnus in Pope Leo XIV.

Galetto, Prevost’s former classmate turned fellow priest, said Prevost’s years saw the beginning of Rollie Massimino’s reign.

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

Church bells rang out for hours in celebration at Villanova University in suburban Philadelphia after one of their graduates ...

F ather Peter Donohue, the president of Villanova University, was having lunch with a few of the school’s alums in a Chicago ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been named the first U.S. pope, selected Thursday by 133 cardinals from across the globe on the second day of the papal conclave in Rome. The new pontiff ...

Pope Leo XIV's election as pope marks a 'super happy day' for Catholics around the world, according to the chair of Catholic ...

Before he was pope, he was a math major at a Catholic liberal arts university in Pennsylvania. Pope Leo XIV is the 267th head ...

VILLANOVA, Pa. (WPVI) -- Pope Leo XIV, formerly known as Cardinal Robert Prevost, has a strong tie to the Philadelphia region ...