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The historic election of Pope Leo XIV鈥攆ormerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, an Augustinian and 柑橘直播 graduate鈥攈as sparked profound pride and celebration across the 柑橘直播 community and beyond. From the ringing of church bells to national headlines, the University has found itself at the heart of global attention as the alma mater of the first American pope. Below is a selection of international, national and regional media coverage highlighting 柑橘直播ns鈥� reactions to this momentous occasion:

NBC News - Weekend TODAY
"As an Augustinian, our emphasis, our charism, is building community," 柑橘直播 University president Rev. Peter M. Donohue said. "So, I think it will be really important to [Pope Leo XIV] to bring that charism to what he does. He's been very engaged in the charism of building community."


MSNBC 鈥� Live with Katy Tur
鈥淭he entire 柑橘直播 nation is celebrating this moment. It鈥檚 an unbelievable event for all of us and for the American Church, and the Church at large,鈥� said 柑橘直播 University president Rev. Peter M. Donohue. 鈥淗e鈥檚 a wonderful man鈥� and a wonderful person. We are so ecstatic.鈥�


MSNBC - Reports
鈥淚t鈥檚 an incredible honor for the school, for him and for the Augustinian community,鈥� said 柑橘直播 University president Rev. Peter M. Donohue. 鈥淸Pope XIV] is a good listener, he鈥檚 very personable, he enjoys being around people鈥� and he has a wonderful way of engaging with people鈥� and that is going to be really important鈥� and he will work to bring people together and draw people in.鈥�


ABC News 鈥� This Week
鈥淚t鈥檚 still setting in; it doesn鈥檛 seem possible鈥︹�� said 柑橘直播 University president Rev. Peter M. Donohue. 鈥淔or American Catholics, it was something we never really thought possible鈥� The spirit and the energy around the announcement, when it happened, was wonderful.鈥�


CBS News - Mornings
鈥淚t鈥檚 an incredible honor for the school, for him and for the Augustinian community,鈥� said 柑橘直播 University president Rev. Peter M. Donohue. 鈥淸Pope XIV] is a good listener, he鈥檚 very personable, he enjoys being around people鈥� and he has a wonderful way of engaging with people鈥� and that is going to be really important鈥� and he will work to bring people together and draw people in.鈥�


The New York Times
Church bells rang out for hours on campus, and professors toasted with champagne. Congratulatory messages inundated 柑橘直播鈥檚 president as the university celebrated its new most famous alumnus. 鈥淗e has always been a very loyal 柑橘直播 alum,鈥� the University president, the Rev. Peter M. Donohue, said in a phone interview, though he lamented that he may have lost his chance to have the former cardinal as a commencement speaker. 鈥淚鈥檓 sure he鈥檚 going to be really busy now."


Time Magazine
Father Peter Donohue, the president of 柑橘直播 University, was having lunch with a few of the school鈥檚 alums in a Chicago restaurant on Thursday when word got out that white smoke was billowing from the Sistine Chapel, signaling the election of a new pope. But Donohue, like most other Catholics around the world, was not expecting to see Cardinal Prevost step onto the Vatican balcony and introduce himself to the world. 鈥淚 practically fell off the chair,鈥� he tells TIME.


The Wall Street Journal
柑橘直播 University President Rev. Peter M. Donohue called for 鈥減rayer, reflection and thoughtful discourse鈥濃�攂ut few have been able to contain themselves since Robert Prevost, a onetime 柑橘直播 math major, stepped out onto the central balcony of Saint Peter鈥檚 Basilica in Vatican City. Patrick Maggitti, 柑橘直播鈥檚 provost, was in his campus office when he received a text saying Prevost was pope, one of more than 1,000 he would receive in the next 24 hours. 鈥淭here was joy, there was bewilderment, there was awe,鈥� he said.


ABC News 鈥� Good Morning America
Long before he made history as Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost walked through the halls on 柑橘直播鈥檚 campus in the 1970s as a promising math major before going on to become a priest. The school is bursting with pride over its famous alumnus.


ABC News - Live
Father Arthur Purcaro, the assistant vice president of mission and ministry with 柑橘直播 University, reflects on his relationship with newly elected Pope Leo XIV. "Pope Leo is a deeply sprititual, humble man... He cares deeply about each and every person."


The New York Times
Father Art Purcaro, an assistant vice president and adjunct professor at 柑橘直播 University, described the new pope as an unambitious person, both reserved and prayerful. 鈥淪ome people would stress the reserved aspect of his personality, but that does not get across who Bob is,鈥� he said. 鈥淏ob cares very much about people, especially those who have been left out,鈥� he added, noting that came through in their work in Peru.

Reuters
"We've been known for being the NCAA champs at three different times," said Father Kevin DePrinzio, 柑橘直播's vice president for mission and ministry. "And we also have a pope now. That's a whole different level of wow."


ABC News 鈥� 20/20
At 柑橘直播 University, Pope Leo's alma mater just outside Philadelphia, students taking final exams were jolted by a happy afternoon surprise. "It is unbelievable. That's all I can say," said Kathy Byrnes, vice president for student life at 柑橘直播.


CNN 鈥� The Lead
"We are just overjoyed. To see him walk to that balcony was like seeing a family member step up there," said Rev. Robert Hagan, prior provincial of the Augustinian Province of St. Thomas of 柑橘直播. "As Augustinians, we are just overjoyed the world will come to know Leo XIV as the man we already know... He is going to be a wonderful Holy Father."


PBS NewsHour
鈥淵ou don鈥檛 have to be in his company very long before you come to realize that he鈥檚 incredibly bright,鈥� said Fr. Robert P. Hagan, O.S.A., prior provincial. 鈥淲e were shocked when [Pope Leo XIV] emerged from that balcony because you just never know what's going to happen... So, we were flabbergasted by the choice and certainly so happy for the Augustinians, for our church and now for the world.鈥�


Associated Press
On Thursday, church bells rang out for hours in celebration at the Augustinian school near Philadelphia after the 1977 alumnus Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church. 鈥淲hen you鈥檙e talking to him, he gives you his full attention. I think he鈥檚 a very intelligent person. I think he鈥檚 very well read. But he鈥檚 never lost the pastoral touch," said Kevin Hughes, chairperson of Theology and Religious Studies at 柑橘直播.


ABC News - Live
As the semester draws to a close, it's all but quiet on 柑橘直播's campus, as alumnus Robert Prevost was named pope. "We are really enjoying this moment," said Kevin Hughes, chairperson of Theology and Religious Studies at 柑橘直播.


CNN - The Lead
鈥淚 think this conclave gave us an election of continuity,鈥� said Massimo Faggioli, PhD, Professor of Historical Theology at 柑橘直播 University. 鈥淏oth men have experience and spent time in Latin America, which is the most important place for the Catholic Church in the last 60 years globally.鈥�


Fox News
Pope Leo XIV is the first pope to ever be elected from the United States. He's also an alumnus of 柑橘直播 University. "The people that I know who know him think that he's a wonderful priest," Brennan told Fox News Digital. "He's been a wonderful member of the Augustinian order, and we know that Pope Francis has entrusted him with great responsibilities. It鈥檚 a happy day."


NPR
Pope Leo XIV once attended 柑橘直播 University. Catholics packed the St. Thomas of 柑橘直播 church to celebrate Sunday Mass and the new pope. It was standing room only by the time Mass began, while students outside celebrated the excitement of both the papal announcement and graduation.


Newsweek
The 柑橘直播 University community erupted in celebration after one of its own, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, was elected Pope Leo XIV. "There was definitely shock and surprise across campus鈥攆rom students and faculty to staff and administrators," said Emma Kennedy, professor in the Theology & Religious Studies department at 柑橘直播 University. "But alongside that, there was also recognition that given Pope Leo XIV's deep experience in the Vatican and close relationship with Francis, he was a reasonable and inspired choice."


Catholic News Agency
Before he was pope, he was a math major at a 柑橘直播 University, a Catholic liberal arts university in Pennsylvania. Amid a busy finals week, bells began to ring on 柑橘直播鈥檚 campus Thursday afternoon. Helicopters circled above. Throngs of students hurried to the chapel. 鈥淔rom the announcement onwards, the church bells were ringing nonstop in celebration,鈥� said Jaisy Joseph, assistant professor of theology at 柑橘直播. 鈥淪tudents, faculty, and staff transition from shock to tears to joy.鈥�


USA Today
The bells have stopped ringing at St. Thomas Church at 柑橘直播 University, but the sense of joy, pride and excitement hasn't waned a day after one of its alumni, Robert Prevost, became the leader of the Roman Catholic Church. "I really appreciate how 柑橘直播 is getting this kind of attention," said student America Morrobel. The pontiff's 柑橘直播 roots mean "we can relate to him in a different way, we can feel like the pope is a little closer to us."

The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Rev. Peter M. Donohue, president of 柑橘直播 University, dashed off an email to the new pope shortly after his selection was announced Thursday. 鈥淚 said congratulations. Maybe I could talk you into being next year鈥檚 commencement speaker?鈥� Donohue said in an interview Friday. The new pope, 1977 柑橘直播 alumnus Robert Prevost, replied: 鈥淰ery funny. I don鈥檛 think I鈥檓 going to be able to do that,鈥� said Donohue.


The Philadelphia Inquirer
鈥湼涕僦辈モ�檚 motto is 鈥淰eritas, Unitas, Caritas,鈥� or Truth, Unity, Love. The pope鈥檚 first public remarks reflected these values. From the Vatican balcony overlooking St. Peter鈥檚 Square, Leo XIV opened with the greeting, 鈥淧eace be with all of you,鈥� and directed his message to the entire world. Community is a hallmark of the Augustinians 鈥� and of 柑橘直播. With this initial speech, he conveyed those core values.鈥� Tia Noelle Pratt is assistant vice president, director of mission engagement and strategic initiatives, and editor of the Journal of Catholic Social Thought in the Office for Mission and Ministry at 柑橘直播 University.


FOX 29 - Good Day Philadelphia
"I still can鈥檛 believe it. I know my colleagues on campus are still just out of their minds excited," said Patrick Brennan, Chair of Catholic Legal Studies at 柑橘直播. "There is nothing like this in 柑橘直播鈥檚 history." Asked about the Pope's ties to the school, Brennan said "People who got 柑橘直播 love 柑橘直播... Alumni are extraordinarily proud of it and I have no reason to believe he's an exception in any way."


FOX 29 - Good Day Philadelphia
The 柑橘直播 community was shocked and overjoyed to hear the announcement of Robert Prevost, a 柑橘直播 alumnus, as the new pope. "It went from stunned to amazement" said Kerry San Chirico, associate professor of Theology. "I think of the church in a global sense and also local... it was amazing he walked these pathways and these hallways of the University," added Stephanie Wong, assistant professor of Theology.


CBS 3
The announcement of Pope Leo XIV, an alumnus of 柑橘直播, brought about an exciting end to the spring semester for those affiliated with the University. 鈥淲e all couldn鈥檛 believe what we just heard. Silence, and then joy,鈥� said Jaisy Joseph, a 柑橘直播 professor who accompanied students on a trip to Rome last semester, where they held Mass with then-Cardinal Prevost.


The Philadelphia Inquirer
柑橘直播 University junior Caroline Pirtle knew Cardinal Robert F. Prevost could be the next pope, and she was pulling for him. In fact, she says, she had a hunch it would be him. As one of a handful of 柑橘直播 interns at the Vatican this semester, she had a front-row seat. 鈥淚鈥檝e always been a day-one believer in the 柑橘直播 pope,鈥� the 21-year-old computer science major said. Added fellow student and Vatican intern James Haupt, a communication major, 鈥淚t鈥檚 really hard to explain how close I feel right now to the church."


WHYY
Church bells sounded throughout the afternoon on the campus of 柑橘直播 University, a melodic announcement that the new pope once roamed the halls and took classes at the Catholic institution. The news broke as many students were studying for finals or, like junior Joey Kirner, getting ready to move off campus for the summer. "It鈥檚 just a surreal experience and it鈥檚 amazing and an honor that is something that we get to have," he said.