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Billboards Of Pope Leo XIV Honor Villanova Graduate In Philadelphia Region
Pope Leo XIV is a member of the Augustinian religious order and was elected the top leader of the order twice.
May 9, 2025
Hours after Villanova University alumnus Cardinal Robert Prevost was chosen by the cardinal electors of the Catholic Church to become the next pope, billboards popped up on highways in the Philadelphia region to honor his ties to the Delaware Valley.
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Prevost, who chose Leo XIV as his papal name, was born in Chicago in 1955, but graduated from Villanova with a bachelor's degree in mathematics in 1977.
The billboards on I-676 in Philadelphia and Admiral Wilson Boulevard in Camden, New Jersey, read: "From the MAIN LINE to the DIVINE LINE. POPE LEO XIV. #WildcatToShepherd."
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A billboard honors Pope Leo XIV, who graduated from Villanova, before being picked to lead the Catholic Church/CBS News Philadelphia
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