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Pope Leo’s alma mater Villanova traveling to Rome for hoops doubleheader vs. Notre Dame

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The Villanova and Notre Dame men’s and women’s teams will meet in a doubleheader in Rome on Nov. 1 that will mark the start of the college basketball season.

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  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Pope Leo's alma mater Villanova headed to Rome to play hoops vs. Notre Dame (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    Pope Leo XIV addresses the crowd from the window of the apostolic palace overlooking St. Peter’s square during the Angelus prayer, a day after his return to The Vatican following a surgery to remove a cancerous tumour in his right lung, on October 18, 2026.

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    Pope Leo’s alma mater Villanova traveling to Rome for hoops doubleheader vs. Notre Dame (opens Crux)

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    The Villanova and Notre Dame men’s and women’s teams will meet in a doubleheader in Rome on Nov. 1 that will mark the start of the college basketball season.

  3. Forbes

    How Pope Leo’s Election Led To Notre Dame-Villanova Basketball Games (opens Forbes)

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    On Nov. 1, the Notre Dame and Villanova men’s and women’s teams will play each other in Italy in the first two games of the NCAA basketball season.

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