It was the moment the newly installed Pope Leo XIV removed his zuchetto and replaced it, though briefly, with a Villanova ball cap.

"Evanescent Field" is not only Leo Villareal’s brilliant light new sculpture gracing the Figge, but it also describes the rich, varied and ever-changing range of Quad-Cities attractions.

Leo Villareal, light artist. The Figge Art Museum began as the Davenport Municipal Art Gallery in 1925, and was established with a gift of 334 artworks from former mayor Charles A. Ficke.

The party started at 7 p.m. and went until 10 p.m., according to event organizers. The event was free and open to all.

Quad-Cities leaders stand with Leo Villareal, the artist behind "Evanescent Field," at a press conference at the Figge Art Museum on Friday, May 16, 2025.

More than 5,000 feet of LED lights will illuminate the Figge Art Museum every night, indefinitely, with no patterns ever repeating. The sculpture is the largest public artwork in Iowa.

Leo, who is reportedly a lifelong Sox fan, complied, inscribing the ball in blue ink with “Leone PP XIV”—his official papal autograph in Latin—right on the sweet spot. “It’s one of my ...

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Pope Leo XIV's papal name has a storied history — and stretches all the way back to the year 440. Here's what it could say about his papacy.

Once we hit Leo IX, however, things get interesting — and the theme of schism returns. Leo IX (who became pope in 1049) worked to pull the church into stronger uniformity, but his stringencies ...