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Notre Dame, Villanova Finalizing Plans to Open College Basketball Season in Rome

February 12, 2026 World News

Villanova Wildcats forward Jermaine Samuels (23) goes for a layup during the Villanova-UCLA basketball game on Nov. 12, 2021, in Los Angeles.

Pope Leo XIV is a 1977 alumnus of Villanova University and an avid sports fan.

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