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A papal audience before tipoff: College basketball takes over Rome

KCRA3 Sacramento (Hearst) and WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami) describe the same event in different terms.

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The headline split WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) frames it as "A papal audience before tipoff: College basketball takes over Rome". WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami) frames it as "Pope Leo receiving teams and fans from US college basketball before their games in Rome".
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WDSU New Orleans (Hearst)News report · Oct 31, 11:04 AM

A papal audience before tipoff: College basketball takes over Rome

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 Ameri...

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WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami)News report · Oct 31, 10:38 AM

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

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 thousand...

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Oct 31, 10:38 AM: WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami) joined the source map.

Oct 31, 11:04 AM: WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) joined the source map.

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