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

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

Students were surprised an American — especially a Villanova grad — was chosen as the next pope. Some hope he’ll be their ...

Vista said that American Catholics are no longer excluded from Rome by having the U.S.’s first pope, but are now a complete ...

Student Amelia Weiss was in her dorm with the door open as others nearby watched for updates from the Vatican ... studies at ...

Standing on loggia of St. Peter’s basilica, newly elected Pope Leo XIV smiled, waved and appeared to hold back emotion May 8 ...

Villanova University celebrates as Robert Prevost, a former student and basketball player, becomes Pope Leo XIV, marking the ...

The contrast with Leo’s predecessor is striking. Pope Francis collaborated closely with Argentine Jews during his years as a ...

Standing on loggia of St. Peter's basilica, newly elected Pope Leo XIV smiled, waved and appeared to hold back emotion May 8 ...

By AFP, United States The idyllic campus of Villanova University is ecstatic since the election of American Robert Prevost to ...

whose tenets are central life at Villanova. Student Amelia Weiss was in her dorm with the door open as others nearby watched for updates from the Vatican. "All across the floor, I hear people ...