Villanova president on learning Leo XIV became pope: 'I screamed'
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.
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.
