Pope Leo tells Villanova and Notre Dame basketball teams he is neutral. Prevost has other ideas
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV on Saturday told the basketball teams from his alma mater, Villanova, and fellow Catholic university Notre Dame — in Rome for their season opener — that in matters of sport, the pontiff is neutral. Then the pope, who was born Robert Prevost, said his former self might disagree. “Prevost has another opinion, but we won’t do that now,” he said to laughs during a whooping, cheering audience of 7,000 people from both schools — players, coaches, fans U...
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