The 69-year-old chose the papal name Leo XIV, in honor of St. Leo, a fifth-century pontiff known for his devotion to the poor ...

Live updates and latest news as the first North American pope steps into his role as the new leader of the Catholic Church.

The school on the suburban Main Line near Philadelphia had reached the pinnacle of men’s college basketball three times, but ...

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.

While at Villanova, Prevost was an active member of the university’s long-standing pro-life club “Villanovans for Life,” the ...

At midweek, the chaplain of Villanova University's basketball team cheered as one of his former star players led the New York ...

Pope Leo XIV's election as pope marks a 'super happy day' for Catholics around the world, according to the chair of Catholic ...

The bells of St. Thomas of Villanova Church first rang at the sight of white smoke, indicating a pope had been elected. Since ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost's election as pope is giving Knicks fans a boost. He's the first American pontiff and, like Jalen ...

A lot of my friends are calling it the Villanova Vatican,” said Caroline Pirtle, a Villanova University junior who interned at the Vatican this semester and just returned home to Minneapolis Thursday ...

I was very taken by his friendly nature, but also by his awareness of the dynamics of the church,” Bishop Michael Martin said ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, is a Villanova graduate. He is the first American pope elected in the 2,000-year ...