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

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

Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, graduated from Villanova in 1977 with a degree in mathematics. “What a proud and ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, has a Pennsylvania connection. He graduated from Villanova University.

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

One Villanova professor attributed Leo’s election to what he called the “Trump effect,” while a conservative Catholic ...

While the Chicago connection is getting a large amount of traction, the new Pope Leo XIV has another connection that has ...

After officially ascending to the papacy, will Pope Leo XIV help the Knicks win the NBA Championship? Nova President Peter Donohue weighs in.

It's not a new or unique thing for a pope to be a sports fan. Pope Francis was a supporter of San Lorenzo, one of the oldest ...

The former Cardinal Prevost emerged on May 8 from a papal conclave as the 267th head of the Catholic church, Pope Leo XIV. He is the first U.S.-born pope, first with Peruvian citizenship and first ...

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