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Villanova University Reacts to Pope Leo XIV’s Election as Pontiff
Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, graduated from Villanova in 1977 with a degree in mathematics. “What a proud and ...
A Shocked Villanova Celebrates One of Its Own in New Pope
The Pennsylvania university best known for its basketball program has a new most famous alumnus in Pope Leo XIV.
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Villanova students take break from finals to celebrate the selection of Pope Leo XIV, class of ‘77
Students were surprised an American — especially a Villanova grad — was chosen as the next pope. Some hope he’ll be their ...
Pope's local connections invoke excitement, inspiration among Villanova students
Students at Villanova University are thinking about how the new leader of the Catholic Church spent time in the same places ...
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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 ...
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At his former US university, the new pope Robert Prevost is just 'Bob'
It is where Prevost studied math decades ago, before climbing the steps of the Vatican Students ... "Bob" -- apply his Villanova experience as pope. She said that at the university -- and ...