Villanova president shares how he learned Leo XIV became pope

Villanova president shares how he learned Leo XIV became pope Villanova president shares how he learned Leo XIV became pope

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Father Peter Donohue, the president of Villanova University, joins TODAY to share how he learned about the election of Pope Leo XIV. “I was actually in a restaurant in Chicago having lunch with some friends. I screamed in this restaurant!” He also shares his insight into what Pope Leo is like as a person. “He’s very simple. He’s very gentle. He’s not boastful at all. He’s a very intelligent man,” he says.