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Catholic Standard1h
First American pope is a White Sox fan, Villanova grad, Peru missionary, Vatican leader
Standing on loggia of St. Peter’s basilica, newly elected Pope Leo XIV smiled, waved and appeared to hold back emotion May 8 ...
Newsweek on MSN6h
Pope Leo's Villanova Alumni Recall Fond Memories Of Friend 'Bob'
Villanova alumni who spent time with Robert Prevost, now Pope Leon XIV, shared their memories about spending time with him.
EL PAÍS English4h
‘Rob’ Prevost, the boy from Chicago’s south suburbs who became the first American pope
The former neighbors of the newly elected pontiff describe him as an intelligent person ‘with a sense of humor and great ...
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV is going viral for his very unexpected university degree
The newly-elected Pope Leo XIV is going viral on social media after people found out what he studied at university in the US.
La Croix International6hOpinion
'Leo XIV is a Pan-American pope,' says U.S. theologian Massimo Faggioli
Massimo Faggioli, professor of historical theology at Villanova University in Pennsylvania and a regular contributor toLa ...
National Catholic Register2h
Pope Leo XIV: ‘A Son of St. Augustine’
COMMENTARY: The Pope has put forward Augustine as his great friend, father and companion on the Way of Christ.
BUCKSCO.Today on MSN11h
Villanova Graduate Robert Francis Prevost Named First American Pope
Robert Francis Prevost, a Villanova University graduate and a Chicago native, was chosen as the first American pope in ...
Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, known as the 'saint of the north' in Peru for his closeness to poor
In Peru, Pope Leo XIV is known as the saintly missionary who waded through mud after torrential rains flooded the region, ...
America Magazine23h
Pope Leo XIV is an Augustinian friar. Here’s what that means
A conversation with Father Robert Hagan, O.S.A., the prior provincial of the Augustinian Province of St. Thomas of Villanova, about the spiritual foundations of our new American pope.