Pope Leo tries to stay neutral as basketball rivals descend on Vatican篮球劲敌造访梵蒂冈，教皇利奥试图保持中立
VATICAN CITY, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Popes have received heads of state, royalty and pilgrims by the busload in the Vatican's Paul VI Audience Hall. On Saturday, Pope Leo received his old college basketball team and, in a show of sportsmanship that went only so far, their opponents.
Pope Leo holds a basketball during an audience with delegations from basketball teams Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Villanova Wildcats before the two teams open the US college basketball season, at the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican, October 31, 2026. REUTERS/Remo Casilli TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
VATICAN CITY, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Popes have received heads of state, royalty and pilgrims by the busload in the Vatican's Paul VI Audience Hall. On Saturday, Pope Leo received his old college basketball team and, in a show of sportsmanship that went only so far, their opponents.
Leo, the first American pope, greeted the men's and women's teams from his alma mater Villanova, where he graduated in 1977, and from their rival Notre Dame, before roughly 7,000 players, guests and supporters.
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2026年10月31日，在梵蒂冈保罗六世接见厅，教宗利奥三世在接见圣母大学爱尔兰战士队和维拉诺瓦大学野猫队代表团时手持篮球。当时，这两支篮球队即将开启美国大学篮球赛季。（路透社/雷莫·卡西利 TPX每日图片）
梵蒂冈城，10月31日（路透社）——教皇们曾在梵蒂冈保禄六世大厅接见过一车又一车的国家元首、王室成员和朝圣者。周六，教皇利奥三世接见了他大学时期的篮球队，并以一种略显拘谨的体育精神接待了他们的对手。
第一位美国教皇利奥三世在约 7000 名球员、嘉宾和支持者面前，迎接了来自他的母校维拉诺瓦大学（他于 1977 年毕业于该校）的男队和女队，以及来自他们的对手圣母大学的男队和女队。
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