Pope Leo XIV
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Pope Leo XIV’s Favorite Wawa Order Is a Vatican Secret for Now
Given Pope Leo XIV’s connection to Delaware County through Villanova University, it was only a matter of time before he was asked about his favorite…
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Villanova University VP Father DePrinzio Gets Papal Assignment in Rome
Villanova University’s Father DePrinzio has kept in touch with Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, since they met more than 20 years ago. Now, Villanova’s…
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Villanova Grad Pope Leo XIV to Welcome Wildcats as They Open Season in Rome
Villanova will begin the 2026-27 men’s and women’s basketball seasons in Rome with a doubleheader matchup against Notre Dame, writes Jeff Neiburg for The Philadelphia…
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Pope Leo XIV to Be Awarded This Year’s Liberty Medal July 3
The National Constitution Center will award this year’s Liberty Medal to Pope Leo XIV. A ceremony will take place on July 3. The pope will…
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Augustinians Elect Drexel Hill Native Joseph Lawrence Farrell as New Prior General
Villanova graduate and Drexel Hill native Augustine Father Joseph Lawrence Farrell is the new prior general of the Order of St. Augustine in Rome. Father…
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How a Math Whiz Built the Internet’s Ultimate Sports Almanac from a Church in Mount Airy
Most sports fans know Sports Reference as the internet’s definitive home for stats, as the bottomless, addictively clickable archives that power research, fuel debates, and…
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Pope Leo XIV Happily Takes Eagles Hat but Chooses Not to Wear It
Pope Leo XIV, who has spent time in Delaware County as a Villanova University student, was offered a Philadelphia Eagles hat as a gift from…
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Pope Leo XIV Dons Cap for His Alma Mater, Villanova University
Pope Leo XIV celebrated a link back to his Delaware County past when he put on a Villanova University baseball hat that was presented to…
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Here’s How Pope Leo XIV Has Changed Villanova University
The fact that Pope Leo XIV, formerly Robert “Bob” Prevost, went to Villanova University is definitely being felt on campus, writes Ben Silver for Main…
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Pope Leo XIV Turns Down Villanova Commencement Speech Invite
Villanova University President, the Rev. Peter M. Donohue, took a chance this week when he sent an email to Pope Leo XIV asking if he’d…
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This South Philadelphia Reverend First Introduced Pope Leo XIV to Rome Decades Ago
Newly-elected Pope Leo XIV recently held his first Mass in the Sistine Chapel, but this was not his first foray around Rome. In fact, it…
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Enjoying Pizza, Beer and the Company of a Future Pope
In 2001, Father Kevin DiPrinzio, Villanova University’s vice president of campus mission and ministry, was just starting out in a Midwest Augustinian order. It was…
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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 history to lead the Catholic church…
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