{"id":77761,"date":"2026-04-01T04:06:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T04:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=77761"},"modified":"2026-04-01T04:06:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T04:06:42","slug":"notre-dame-villanova-finalizing-plans-to-open-college-basketball-season-in-rome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/notre-dame-villanova-finalizing-plans-to-open-college-basketball-season-in-rome\/","title":{"rendered":"\u5723\u6bcd\u5927\u5b66\u548c\u7ef4\u62c9\u8bfa\u74e6\u5927\u5b66\u6b63\u5728\u6572\u5b9a\u5728\u7f57\u9a6c\u5f00\u542f\u5927\u5b66\u7bee\u7403\u8d5b\u5b63\u7684\u8ba1\u5212"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Pope Leo XIV may get the opportunity to watch his alma mater play basketball in person during the 2026-2027 season. According to a report from CBS Sports, the Villanova and Notre Dame men\u2019s and women\u2019s basketball teams have received special clearance from the NCAA to open their seasons in Rome for a doubleheader on Nov. 1.The college basketball season officially starts on Nov. 2 but, according to the report, the NCAA approved a waiver in January to allow the teams\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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According to a report from CBS Sports, the Villanova and Notre Dame men\u2019s and women\u2019s basketball teams have received special clearance from the NCAA to open their seasons in Rome for a doubleheader on Nov. 1.The college basketball season officially starts on Nov. 2 but, according to the report, the NCAA approved a waiver in January to allow the teams\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-77761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":79618,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/lou-holtz-legendary-notre-dame-football-coach-and-outspoken-catholic-dies-at-89\/","url_meta":{"origin":77761,"position":0},"title":"Lou Holtz, legendary Notre Dame football coach and outspoken Catholic, dies at 89","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"9 3 \u6708, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Lou Holtz, whose lengthy football coaching career included an undefeated championship season at the University of Notre Dame and who spoke regularly about his Catholic faith, died on March 4 at age 89. Holtz\u2019s death was announced by his family through a statement via the athletics department at Notre Dame. The retired coach had entered hospice shortly before his death. 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The president of the Bangladesh Catholic Bishops' Conference, Archbishop Bejoy D'Cruze of Dhaka, has expressed concern after threats against two prominent Catholic colleges posed \"a grave concern for the Catholic Church,\" particularly ahead of Christmas and elections scheduled for February in a Dec. 3 statement.On Dec. 2, a letter written in Bengali under the name Tawhidee Muslim Janata (\"faithful\u2026","rel":"","context":"\u5728\u201cChristian News\u201d\u4e2d","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Catholic colleges in Bangladesh threatened over conversion claims","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Catholic-colleges-in-Bangladesh-threatened-over-conversion-claims.webp?fit=800%2C358&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Catholic-colleges-in-Bangladesh-threatened-over-conversion-claims.webp?fit=800%2C358&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Catholic-colleges-in-Bangladesh-threatened-over-conversion-claims.webp?fit=800%2C358&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Catholic-colleges-in-Bangladesh-threatened-over-conversion-claims.webp?fit=800%2C358&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":78281,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/vatican-official-says-notre-dame-controversy-shows-need-for-dialogue-on-abortion\/","url_meta":{"origin":77761,"position":4},"title":"Vatican official says Notre Dame controversy shows need for dialogue on abortion","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"21 3 \u6708, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The president of the Pontifical Academy for Life said Tuesday the Church needs to maintain a dialogue with universities on the issue of abortion.Monsignor Renzo Pegoraro was responding to a question about controversy over the leadership appointment of a pro-abortion professor at the University of Notre Dame \u2014 and whether Catholic universities have a responsibility to uphold Church teaching on unborn life.Abortion \u201cis not acceptable as a practice,\u201d Pegoraro said during a Vatican press conference on Feb. 17.He added that\u2026","rel":"","context":"\u5728\u201cChristian News\u201d\u4e2d","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":77675,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/zh\/learn\/archbishop-checchio-takes-helm-in-new-orleans-as-pope-accepts-archbishop-aymonds-resignation\/","url_meta":{"origin":77761,"position":5},"title":"Archbishop Checchio takes helm in New Orleans as pope accepts Archbishop Aymond\u2019s resignation","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"3 4 \u6708, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Pope Leo XIV accepted the resignation of Archbishop Gregory Aymond on Wednesday, paving the way for coadjutor Archbishop James Checchio to assume the leadership of the Archdiocese of New Orleans.Leo appointed Checchio, 59, coadjutor archbishop of New Orleans in September 2025 to automatically succeed Aymond upon his retirement. 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