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Official: The First Big 5 Pope is Villanova Alumnus Robert Francis Prevost
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Go Cats go! –
Robert Francis Prevost is the first American pope and also has a Nova degree. Is Nova a Philly school? Is Pope Leo a Philly guy?
He’s now known as Pope Leo XIV.
Prevost, 69, from Chicago, Illinois, is the first ever pope from the United States.
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Prevost earned his bachelor’s in mathematics from Villanova University in Pennsylvania and went on receive his diploma in theology from the Catholic Theological Union of Chicago.
He was later sent to Rome to study canon law at the Pontifical Saint Thomas Aquinas University and was ordained as a priest in June 1982. Later in his career, he taught canon law in the seminary in Trujillo, Peru.
Hey listen, this is pretty cool whether you’re a Catholic, Baptist, Episcopalian, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Buddhist, Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, Atheist, Wiccan, or worship the ancient nature gods of the greater Philadelphia region. The first American pope has a bachelor’s degree from Nova and went there when Rollie Massimino was coaching the Cats. Do we think Pope Leo can hoop? What are his thoughts on the Kyle Neptune era and Kevin Willard hire? What would Jesus think of NIL money and the transfer portal? Can we get the Pope at the next Big 5 classic down at the Xfinity Mobile Arena?
And what does this mean for the Knicks’ chances at winning it all?
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com