Pope Leo attended Villanova University in the late 70s, so naturally, his former classmates, colleagues and friends from around the world are rushing to Rome to celebrate and pray for him.

A new photo of Leo XIV stands by frescoes representing past papal visits to a Virgin Mary icon in the Sanctuary of Our Mother of Good Counsel, commemorating where he prayed ...

While Augustinian Father Peter Gori was in the middle of celebrating a funeral Mass on May 8, he received some disquieting ...

As the campus winds down for the semester, bells rang and memes were created for 1977 graduate Robert Prevost, who's now Pope Leo XIV.

Pope Leo XIV once attended Villanova University. Catholics packed the St. Thomas of Villanova church to celebrate Sunday Mass and the new pope.

Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago became Pope Leo XIV May 8, 2025. First US pope graduated from Villanova University, mere miles from Wharton School.

When Villanova University’s president, Father Peter Donohue, was nearing graduation as a theatre student, a future pope ...

The St. Thomas of Villanova Church is seen on the campus of Villanova University on May 8, 2025, in Villanova, Pennsylvania.

BBC journalist Victoria Derbyshire has opened up about the dark times she faced with her "vile" father Anthony, who passed away five years ago after a stroke. She called him a "violent bully" and ...

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Until Friday, Francis had been lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peter’s Basilica. The Vatican kept the doors open all night due to higher-than-expected turnout from mourners ...