A trip to Rome, Italy included a special moment for Maddy Siegrist.
According to a social media post from the Dallas Wings forward, Siegrist got the opportunity to meet Pope Leo XIV. A photo on Siegrist’s Instagram page shows the forward shaking hands with the pope.
“Blessed to have been able to visit the capital of the Catholic Church,” Siegrist wrote on Instagram.
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Siegrist also shared photos of other Roman landmarks, including the city’s well-known Colosseum. Back in May, Catholic cardinals elected Robert Prevost as the new pope and leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
Prevost, a Chicago-born missionary, took the name Leo XIV upon election. Like Siegrist, the pope is a Villanova alum. Siegrist earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from Villanova in 2021, while Prevost earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the university in 1977.
Siegrist appeared in 26 games for the Wings during the 2025 season, averaging 12.7 points and 4.3 rebounds.
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