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Pope meets basketball teams

Pope Leo XIV met with the Notre Dame and Villanova basketball teams at the Vatican, per Reuters.

The Pope expressed his support for sports bringing people together, emphasizing unity in an age of distance, CBS News reports.

Flight EJU79BL is climbing out of Vatican City at 7,800 ft, heading southeast, while DLH2CT descends toward the city at 2,875 ft, per live aviation data.

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01reutersreuters.com · 31 OctPope Leo tries to stay neutral as basketball rivals descend on Vatican 02abc7chicagoabc7chicago.com · 31 OctPope Leo XIV says he's neutral on Notre Dame-Villanova basketball game in Rome, Italy; Robert Prevost has other ideas 03sportssports.yahoo.com · 31 OctPope Leo tries to stay neutral as basketball rivals descend on Vatican 04cbsnewscbsnews.com · 31 OctPope Leo meets with Villanova and Notre Dame basketball teams at the Vatican 05vaticannewsvaticannews.va · 31 OctCandlelight procession for peace at St Mary Major on October 31 06vaticannewsvaticannews.va · 31 OctPope: In an age marked by distance, sports bring people together 07vaticannewsvaticannews.va · 31 OctUkraine: Papal Almoner concludes visit to a wounded people 08pbspbs.org · 30 OctLeo XIV has become the first pope in history to vote in a U.S. general election

Why these floors —

E9 · E11

E14 places every story on a stack of fifteen floors, from the fields under everything to the planet acting as one. This one sits on E9, cultures; the pressure it names: sports diplomacy. Its words also reach E11 organizations.

Here it is a dynamic between cultures and organizations: Pope Leo XIV, basketball teams, Notre Dame and Villanova (E9 cultures), with Flight EJU79BL and DLH2CT (E11 organizations).

E0 fieldsE7 ecosystemsE14 global
E9 Culturesmain floor

The floor of culture and meaning. In this briefing: Pope Leo XIV, basketball teams, Notre Dame, Villanova, The Pope.

E11 Organizations

The floor of companies and infrastructure. In this briefing: Flight EJU79BL, DLH2CT.

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