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World● Low5d ago · Oct 31, 2026, 12:37 PM

Pope Leo tells Villanova and Notre Dame basketball teams he is neutral. Prevost has other ideas

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Pope Leo XIV has told the basketball teams from his alma mater, Villanova, and fellow Catholic university Notre Dame that in matters of sport, the pontiff is neutral

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