Villanova Athletes Inspired That Pope Keeps Tabs On How His Alma Mater's Teams Fare

Villanova Athletes Inspired That Pope Keeps Tabs On How His Alma Mater's Teams Fare

Michigan Wolverines guard Charles Matthews tries to defend a shot from Villanova Wildcats guard Donte DiVincenzo in the 2018 NCAA men’s basketball championship in San Antonio. Villanova defeated Michigan, 79-62, winning its second championship in three years. (Photo: OSV News/ Robert Deutsch, USA TODAY Sports via Reuters) by John Knebels (OSV News) – The likelihood of a future pope appearing on a nationally broadcast World Series game from two d…

Villanova athletes inspired that pope keeps tabs on how his alma mater’s teams fare

(OSV News) — The likelihood of a future pope appearing on a nationally broadcast World Series game from two decades earlier seems a tad surreal. By now, however, much of the world has seen the footage of then-Father Bob Prevost swaying back and forth in papal — er — palpable anxiety while watching his beloved Chicago White Sox successfully close out a Game One victory over the visiting Houston Astros on a frigid Oct. 22, 2005, en route to a four…