{"id":285308,"date":"2025-10-08T01:56:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T01:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/285308\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T01:56:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T01:56:10","slug":"dallas-wings-forward-maddy-siegrist-meets-pope-leo-xiv-on-trip-to-rome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/285308\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Wings forward Maddy Siegrist meets Pope Leo XIV on trip to Rome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">A trip to Rome, Italy included a special moment for Maddy Siegrist.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">According to a social media post from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/wings\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/wings\/\">Dallas Wings <\/a>forward, Siegrist got the opportunity to meet Pope Leo XIV.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DPgZbymjhP7\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DPgZbymjhP7\/?img_index=1\"> A photo on Siegrist\u2019s Instagram page<\/a> shows the forward shaking hands with the pope.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">\u201cBlessed to have been able to visit the capital of the Catholic Church,\u201d Siegrist wrote on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>Sports Roundup<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__3beff secondaryRoman secondaryRoman-20 text-center text-gray-dark\">Get the latest D-FW sports news, analysis and opinion delivered straight to your inbox. Plus, Kevin Sherrington&#8217;s A La Carte.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Siegrist also shared photos of other Roman landmarks, including the city\u2019s well-known Colosseum. Back in May, Catholic cardinals<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/faith\/2025\/05\/08\/who-is-the-new-pope-cardinals-make-their-choice-at-conclave\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/faith\/2025\/05\/08\/who-is-the-new-pope-cardinals-make-their-choice-at-conclave\/\"> elected Robert Prevost as the new pope and leader of the Roman Catholic Church.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Prevost, a Chicago-born missionary, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/faith\/2025\/05\/08\/why-leo-xiv-what-the-popes-choice-in-a-name-may-signals\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/faith\/2025\/05\/08\/why-leo-xiv-what-the-popes-choice-in-a-name-may-signals\/\">took the name Leo XIV upon election. <\/a>Like Siegrist, the pope is a Villanova alum. Siegrist earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in communications from Villanova in 2021, while Prevost earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in mathematics from the university in 1977.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Siegrist appeared in 26 games for the Wings during the 2025 season, averaging 12.7 points and 4.3 rebounds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/wings\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Find more Wings coverage from <\/b><b>The Dallas Morning News<\/b><b> here<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A trip to Rome, Italy included a special moment for Maddy Siegrist. 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