Galetto, Prevost’s former classmate turned fellow priest, said Prevost’s years saw the beginning of Rollie Massimino’s reign.

But news that Prevost, a 1977 Villanova graduate who is now known as Pope Leo XIV, had ascended to the papacy still dominated conversations among students and many of their parents who were on ...

The new pope has taken in the recent antics of the New York Knicks thanks to their plethora of Villanova alumni.

The team may have newly selected Pope Leo XIV on its side, thanks to their shared Villanova roots, but the Celtics still blew ...

The morning after John Prevost watched his younger brother Robert become Pope Leo XIV, he received a familiar phone call.

Leo XIV was known as Robert Prevost when he was a math major ... “Now our most notable alumni is not an NBA player,” he said. POPE’S SCHOOL. A signage adorns Villanova University in Villanova, ...

Students and alumni at Villanova - Pope Leo XIV's alma ... Augustinian universities in the U.S. It's where the pope, then known as Robert Prevost, graduated in 1977. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED ...

The Vatican said some 200,000 people attended the Mass at St. Peter’s Square, which marked the start of the pontificate of ...

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