(8 May 2025)
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Villanova, Pennsylvania – 08 May 2025
1. Various of St. Thomas of Villanova Church’s bell ringing after the news broke that the new pope has been elected
2. Mid of people standing by the church
3. Close of St. Thomas of Villanova Church’s plaque
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Kevin Hughes, Theology & Religious Studies Professor, Villanova University:
"And then I heard the news when I heard the announcement. There were several of us gathered in my office and it was dead silence because we couldn’t believe that it actually happened that way. We had heard that Bob was in consideration and his name kept showing up in various things, but we thought it’s an American. They’ll never go for an American. It’s a long shot and when they announced the name, we were just absolutely stunned."
5. Close of a cross
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Kevin Hughes, Theology & Religious Studies Professor, Villanova University:
"He is a very gentle soul. I think he’s gonna bring a really rich pastoral presence. He’s somebody who really knows how to connect with people. When you’re talking to him, he gives you his full attention. I think he’s a very intelligent person. I think he’s very well read. but he’s never lost the pastoral touch. He really knows how to connect with people."
7. Mid of students walking on Villanova’s campus
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Peggy Murray, a senior at Villanova, met Cardinal Prevost in Rome:
"I got a really incredible opportunity to be in a class this past fall on the Citadon Citadelity and we actually got a chance to go to Rome in October and we were able to celebrate a Mass with Cardinal Prevost who has just become our brand new pope, Pope Leo XIV, and it’s such an unreal feeling standing here on Villanova’s campus with now knowing that our most famous alum ever is the now the pope."
9. Close of a Villanova University banner with the message "Ignite change, go Nova"
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Peggy Murray, a senior at Villanova, met Cardinal Prevost in Rome:
"We just all kind of lost it. I mean just screaming and cheering and crying and having this knowledge that we met him. He was humble enough and cared enough about a group of gangly college students that he wanted to say Mass with us and now this is the person who’s our pope. I mean it, it means the world and so we were all just so excited. I mean, everyone ran around giving each other huge hugs and crying and just having this incredible moment together."
11. Close of Villanova University emblem on a stone wall
12. Mid of Villanova University’s entrance
13. Wide of St. Thomas of Villanova Church
STORYLINE:
Robert Prevost has been elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church.
Robert Prevost, now known as His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, is a Villanova University alumnus.
Bells rang at St. Thomas of Villanova Church as Villanova was stunned by the news.
Kevin Hughes, professor of theology and religious studies, said it was silent when the announcement was made.
"We had heard that Bob was in consideration and his name kept showing up in various things, but we thought oh it’s an American.They’ll never go for an American. It’s a long shot and when they announced the name, we were just absolutely stunned," said Hughes.
Peggy Murray said she’s met the then Cardinal Robert Prevost in Rome. Murray was with a group of students and professors at a watch at the university when they found out about the news.
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