Villanova, United States, May 10, 2025 (AFP) - At his former US university, the new pope is just 'Bob'

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2025-05-10

The idyllic campus of Villanova University is ecstatic since the election of American Robert Prevost to the highest seat of the Catholic Church. And for good reason. It is where "Father Bob" studied math decades ago, before climbing the steps of the Vatican. In the verdant suburb of Philadelphia, locals, professors and students reveled as Cardinal Prevost was elected Pope Leo XIV on Thursday. Not only is he the first American pope, he is the firs......

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