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 ...

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

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

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

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 ...

Prevost, a native of Chicago who spent his career ministering in Peru and lead the Vatican ... and has Villanova ties, so they were able to make that connection. He’s been a presence around ...

Tom Thibodeau doesn’t believe the new pope means his Knicks are now destined to win it all. But he does think that Cardinal ...