From Villanova to the Vatican: Alma mater is floored it taught the 1st US pope

Pope Leo went to same school as two very famous people - and they couldn't be more different - The Mirror

Pope Leo XIV was once a student called Robert Francis Prevost, and studied a surprising degree at Villanova University where he walked the same halls as two of the most famous faces on Earth

Can an American Pope speak to Nigerian realities?, By Dakuku Peterside

When white smoke curled into the Roman sky and the world learned that the College of Cardinals had elected Robert Francis Cardinal Prevost, Pope Leo XIV — an American — it was met with mixed emotions across Africa. For many, particularly in Nigeria, it stirred a sense of cautious hope layered with curiosity. However, it […] The post Can an American Pope speak to Nigerian realities?, By Dakuku Peterside  appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

From Villanova to the Vatican: Alma mater is floored it taught the 1st U.S. pope

In a letter to students Thursday, Villanova's president called it a proud and extraordinary day for the Catholic Augustinian university in suburban Philadelphia.

Alma mater is floored it taught the 1st US pope

VILLANOVA, Pa. — When Villanova University's president, the Rev. Peter Donohue, was nearing graduation as a theater student, a future pope wasn't far away on campus, studying math two grades below him.

New pope gives Villanova University another reason to cheer | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

VILLANOVA, Pennsylvania >> At midweek, the chaplain of Villanova University’s basketball team cheered as one of his former star players led the New York Knicks to a come-from-behind National Basketball Association playoff win.

At his former US university, the new pope is just 'Bob'

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