VILLANOVA — As Villanova University students studied for final exams, or carried boxes to and from their dorms Thursday, others watched the white smoke that changed the world. Minutes later, a ...

VILLANOVA, PA. — For the first time in nearly 2,000 years, the Catholic Church has elected an American pope. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a Chicago native, has taken the papal name of Leo XIV. The ...

The private Catholic university in the suburbs of Philadelphia has a new most famous alumnus. By Sarah Mervosh On the campus of Villanova University, students watched the white smoke rise from the ...

The Rev. Kail Ellis, OSA, PhD, a longtime Villanova administrator, scholar and mentor whose influence spanned more than five ...

Pope Leo XIV is the 267th head of the Catholic Church. He’s also a Class of ’77 alumnus of Villanova. The St. Thomas of Villanova Church is seen on the campus of Villanova University on May 8, 2025, ...

CONNECTION HERE TO VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY AND THEREFORE PENNSYLVANIA, RIGHT OUTSIDE OF PHILADELPHIA. CERTAINLY A BIG DAY FOR THE UNIVERSITY HERE AS ONE OF THEIR OWN IS SELECTED AS THE NEW POPE. YOU SEE ...

Robert Francis Prevost, a Villanova University graduate and a Chicago native, was chosen as the first American pope in history to lead the Catholic church as Pope Leo XIV. Prevost graduated from ...

VILLANOVA, Pa. (WPVI) -- Pope Leo XIV, formerly known as Cardinal Robert Prevost, has a strong tie to the Philadelphia region. The new pope, a 69-year-old from Chicago, graduated from Villanova ...

Pope Leo XIV attended Villanova University near Philadelphia, where he received a Bachelor of Science in 1977. Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump and Tiffany Trump graduated from the ...