The Vice President of Villanova intends to welcome a new pope to give a commencement address the following year.
The first American pontiff and Villanova University student to be elected has sparked both impact and joy in the faculty at the university.  ,
A professor from Villanova said Leo’s election was the result of what he termed the” Trump effect,” while a teacher from the conservative Catholic University of America said he is” slowly positive” about the new leader of the Church.  ,
The 267th head of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV, was born in Chicago, Illinois. He is also the first Catholic priest to lead the Church and the first pontiff from the United States.
Jaisy Joseph, a professor at Villanova, described the news of Leo’s election as a” strange” time on campus.
The church bell ringing daily in celebration “from the statement onward,” Joseph said. ” Kids, university, and staff move from horror to joy,” the statement read.
The” Trump impact” transformed the idea of a U.S. bishop into reality, according to Massimo Faggioli, a teacher of the school’s papal expert and professor of religion.
The Vatican can examine what this new America means for both the world and the church by electing a bishop from the United States, according to Faggioli.
However, according to the school, Villanova President Peter Donohue addressed a communication to the university congratulating Leo’s victory.
” Villanova, which was built on the teachings of St. Augustine, has always been driven by advancing a deeper understanding of the fundamental relationship between faith and reason—between religion and wisdom,” Donohue said.
” With the election of Pope Leo XIV today, I can’t help but reflect on what his Catholic church will mean for our university community and the world. Pope Leo XIV’s authority, he said, offers an opportunity to reaffirm our responsibility to our educational goal. He is renowned for his modesty, sweet soul, patience, and comfort.
Donohue corrected himself by saying,” I guess I should say Your Holiness,” after receiving Pope Leo XIV’s email at his personal address. He informed the bishop that the school was offering him a prayer.
Donohue likewise confirmed to TIME that he will check with Pope Leo XIV to arrange for his initiation address at the completion next year.
Leo and Donohue shared a colleague, WJBF News reported, and they were only two grades apart in mathematics.
In the 1970s, Leo assisted in the establishment of a pro-life organization on school as a learner. According to Students for Life of America, it” continues to be one of Students for Life of America‘s leading school parties.”
Instructors at universities all over the nation have also voiced their opinions regarding the bishop’s victory.
William Cavanaugh, a teacher of Catholic experiments at DePaul University, told CBS Chicago that he was shocked because he believed there would never be an American bishop.
You want to go to the outskirts, not the center of energy. However, Cavanaugh said,” I’m more excited about it now that I’ve learned more about him.”
He added that because his mother was a student of the academy, the priest’s connection to DePaul and that he and his coworkers are excited.
But, Cavanaugh claimed that the instructors are mostly “delighted because he seems to be in line with Pope Francis” and that the church is” the forward-looking church.”
According to Bradon Peterson, a professor of religious studies at the University of Utah, Pope Leo has “drawn a lot of the same concepts and designs vocabulary that Francis used,” such as “reaching out that the church is all.”  ,
However, CUA Professor Michael New stated via email that he is “unsure that the Pope will focus on” social justice” issues or carry on Pope Francis ‘ legacy.
” Pope Leo XIV has me on my guard, but I’m slowly positive.” He has a good knowledge of U.S. Catholics because he was raised in Chicago and attended Villanova College,” New said.
” Devout Catholics in the United States possible place a higher focus on social issues and sanctity of life issues than Catholics in different parts of the world.” This does not always indicate that Pope Leo XIV will give those concerns a higher priority. However, New said, “he good understands and appreciates the concerns of American Catholics.”
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