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Pope Leo XIV’s Real College Photo
A viral photo of Pope Leo the Fourteenth, supposedly from a wild 1970s Villanova frat party, sparked millions of views and wild speculation — but the truth? It’s real, but the setting was a quiet Chicago neighborhood house, not a frat scene. The Pope’s college classmate confirmed the photo’s authenticity, debunking the party myth while fueling internet memes and nostalgia. The image, captioned as a 1976 frat night, was actually snapped during his Villanova days — a rare glimpse of the future pontiff as a young man from Chicago. It’s a reminder of how fast stories spread online — and how even…
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