President Gormley Greets Pope Francis

President Ken Gormley and the Rev. James P. McCloskey, C.S.Sp., greeted Pope Francis at a papal audience during a recent visit to the Vatican. The Most Rev. David A. Zubik, D.D., bishop of Pittsburgh, arranged for Gormley and McCloskey to attend this special gathering in seats reserved for distinguished guests from around the world.

The visit was part of Gormley’s trip to Duquesne’s Italian campus in Rome, where he met with students, faculty and staff, and visited some of the Spiritan sites in the city. Students and faculty from the Italian campus also were part of the papal audience during Gormley’s visit, and unfurled a Duquesne banner when the University was recognized at the event.