Church bells rang out for hours in celebration at Villanova University in suburban Philadelphia after one of their graduates was elected the first pope from the U.S. in the history of the Catholic ...

On Thursday, church bells rang out for hours in celebration at the Augustinian school near Philadelphia ... memes turned the pope's Roman numeral V into Villanova's logo and predictions piled ...

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 campus ...

ALBANY — Officials from Albany’s Roman Catholic Diocese hailed the election ... noted the pope had studied at Villanova University outside Philadelphia, “which is not really far away ...

See scenes from the May 17 Mass with Rite of Ordination to the Priesthood at the Cathedral Basilica in Philadelphia.

making him the first American-born head of the Roman Catholic Church. Follow here for live coverage Americans in Vatican City expressed exultation, pride and surprise — stunned surprise — all ...

The Dragons and Explorers will clash in the Dad Vail Regatta, and there are many connections between the crews. Filmmaker Colin Stewart, a former Drexel rower, has captured the spirit of the rivalry.

Through the sacrament of holy orders received May 17, the priests begin their new mission to serve for the good of souls in ...

The National Catholic Center for Holocaust Education at Seton Hill University held a ceremony to plant the small tree at the ...

making him the first American-born head of the Roman Catholic Church. Americans in Vatican City expressed exultation, pride and surprise — stunned surprise — all rolled into one.

Philadelphia woman confirmed by Pope Leo XIV in Peru says she prays for pontiff daily 02:01. As the world looks to the future under newly elected Pope Leo XIV, one woman in Philad ...