The elevation of Pope Leo XIV has sparked an atmosphere of jubilation at Villanova University, his alma mater.

Pope Leo attended Villanova University in the late 70s, so naturally, his former classmates, colleagues and friends from ...

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

Lisa and Rich Solava and Denise Utter were friends with Robert Prevost long before he became pope — and have the selfies to ...

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

In Peru, Pope Leo XIV is known as the saintly missionary who waded through mud after torrential rains flooded the region, ...

The idyllic campus of Villanova University is ecstatic since the election of American Robert Prevost to the highest seat of ...

In a shocking vote that caught the Catholic world by surprise, Robert Francis Prevost has been elected the 267th pope, and ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, elected as the new leader of the Catholic Church and taking the name Leo XIV, is a soft-spoken ...

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