RADNOR TOWNSHIP, Pa. (CBS) -- Villanova University is acquiring nearby Cabrini University in a merger of the two Catholic schools, according to a joint statement. Cabrini, which has an enrollment of ...

Americans are feeling closer than ever to the new leader of the Catholic Church. Pope Leo XIV is the first American to ever hold the title. Pennsylvanians are also drawing connections to the pope as ...

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 as Pope Leo XIV. Prevost graduated from ...

CONNECTION HERE TO VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY AND THEREFORE PENNSYLVANIA, RIGHT OUTSIDE OF PHILADELPHIA. CERTAINLY A BIG DAY FOR THE UNIVERSITY HERE AS ONE OF THEIR OWN IS SELECTED AS THE NEW POPE. YOU SEE ...

FILE - New Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, stands for a portrait at the end of the consistory where Pope Francis elevated 21 new cardinals in St. Peter's Square ...

'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 ...

VILLANOVA, Pa. (WPVI) -- Pope Leo XIV, formerly known as Cardinal Robert Prevost, has a strong tie to the Philadelphia region. The new pope, a 69-year-old from Chicago, graduated from Villanova ...