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Pope Leo XIV celebrates 1st Mass

New York Daily News · 16h

Knicks’ Jalen Brunson says it’s ‘real cool’ Pope Leo XIV is a Villanova alum

After Thursday’s Conclave in the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel, the world learned that the newly elected Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost, graduated from Villanova University, the basketball-obsessed school just outside Philadelphia, in 1977.

New York Post on MSN · 4h

Long before he was pope, Leo XIV was a skinny Villanova undergrad figuring out ‘do you want to live this life’

Prevost, the 267th leader of the church and the first American pope, is now Leo XIV. But back when he was skinny undergrad at Nova, he was just Robert. The Chicago native was in what the church calls the “formation period” prior to becoming a priest.

Pope Leo XIV celebrates first Mass as pope

Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first Mass as pontiff in the Sistine Chapel, addressing the more than 1.4 billion members of the Catholic Church he now leads.

Villanova, New Pope

Reuters on MSN · 20h

New pope gives Villanova University another reason to cheer

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.

TIME on MSN · 1d

How Villanova Feels About Having the New Pope as an Alum

Father Peter Donohue, the president of Villanova University, was having lunch with a few of the school’s alums in a Chicago restaurant on Thursday when word got out that white smoke was billowing from the Sistine Chapel,

ABC News on MSN · 23h

'We are really enjoying this moment': Villanova professor on graduate becoming pope

Kevin Hughes, chair of theology and religious studies at Villanova University, discusses Pope Leo XIV’s alma mater celebrating Robert Prevost becoming pontiff.

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

Robert Prevost, now known as His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, graduated from Villanova with a Bachelor of Science in mathematics in ...

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A White Sox fan dressed like Pope Leo and it was perfect

No, not the real pope. A fan decided to dress up like Pope Leo, who it turns out is a White Sox fan and NOT a Cubs die-hard.

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Kentucky basketball roster 2025-26 update: Latest on Mark Pope's second UK team

Here is the latest as Kentucky basketball coach Mark Pope adds players from the transfer portal, loses others to exhausted ...

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The new Pope watches the Knicks (and Villanova)

Jalen Brunson and Pope Leo XIV are both Chicago kids who attended Villanova, so it only makes sense that the new Pope watches ...

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Inside Pope Leo XIV's surprising sports fandom: What we know about new pope's support of Villanova basketball, Chicago teams

It's not a new or unique thing for a pope to be a sports fan. Pope Francis was a supporter of San Lorenzo, one of the oldest ...

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Who has Kentucky signed in transfer portal? Updates on Mark Pope's 2025-26 roster

Mark Pope leaned on transfer portal to build his first Kentucky basketball roster. What is he doing in Year 2? Latest UK ...

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Mark Pope on Reece Potter 'He truly understands what it means to wear the Kentucky jersey'

Kentucky's most recent addition via the transfer portal was former Miami of Ohio seven-footer Reece Potter, who is a ...

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