Pope meets Villanova and Notre Dame basketball teams at the Vatican
The teams are in Rome for the U.S. college basketball season opener — an event dubbed the Eternal City Tip-Off and created to honor the U.S.-born pope.
Covered by 2 sources from United States. First reported by CBS News ·
How 2 newspapers cover this story
Pope meets Villanova and Notre Dame basketball teams at the Vatican
The teams are in Rome for the U.S. college basketball season opener — an event dubbed the Eternal City Tip-Off and created to honor the U.S.-born pope.
Pope Leo tells Villanova and Notre Dame basketball teams he is neutral. Prevost has other ideas
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
Coverage details
2 outlets from United States are covering this story: CBS News and ABC News. CBS News published it first, on October 31, 2026; the last outlet to join was ABC News, 3 hours later.
Key names in the coverage: Notre Dame, Villanova, Eternal City Tip-Off, Leo XIV and Vatican.
