Cardinal Robert Prevost's election as pope is giving Knicks fans a boost. He's the first American pontiff and, like Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart and Mikal Bridges, went to Villanova.

Like many who feel a connection with the new pope, Rabbi Joseph Schultz believes his familiarity with sports can help bring ...

Pope Leo XIV was Cardinal Robert Prevost, who was a 1977 graduate of Villanova University. And yeah, these are the 'Nova Knicks. You've seen the commercial. Jalen Brunson and Mikal Bridges each won ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected pope on Thursday, making him the first-ever American to lead the Roman Catholic Church. He chose the papal name Pope Leo ...

Some even scoured Pope Leo XIV’s X account ... Mikal Bridges #25 and Jalen Brunson #11 of the New York Knicks high five during the game against the Boston Celtics during Round 2 Game 2 of ...

But New York fans have now taken this to a new level, comparing the Knicks to the new Pope who was just named. Pope Leo XIV was named to be the next Pope on Thursday after a few days of deliberation.

The sports loyalties of Pope Leo XIV became a topic of conversation almost as soon as the white smoke emerged from the Vatican's Sistine Chapel. Elected on Thursday, Robert Prevost is the first pope ...

With the arrival of Robert Prevost as the first US-born Pope as successor to Pope Francis, a self-confessed soccer fan and especially of San Lorenzo de Almagro of Argentina, invest ...

On the heels of having his MLB fandom confirmed last week, Pope Leo XIV's sports credentials keep getting stronger after a ...

The Chicago White Sox painted a murial in honor of Pope Leo XIV featuring his presence at the 2005 World Series.

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, on Thursday made his first American bishop appointment as he ...