Pope Leo receiving teams and fans from US college basketball before their games in Rome

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Pope Leo receiving teams and fans from US college basketball before their games in Rome

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Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to meet privately at the Vatican with basketball teams from Villanova and Notre Dame ahead of their season opener in Rome. About 7,000 people, including traveling American fans, are expected at the audience.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV is set to hold a private audience on Saturday with basketball teams from his alma mater, Villanova, and fellow Catholic university Notre Dame, plus thousands of traveling American fans in town for the season opener.A total of about 7,000 people are expected Saturday in the Paul VI audience hall inside the Vatican.

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