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Pope Francis meets with members of the Italian Basketball Federation at the Vatican’s Clementine Hall, May 31, 2021.

Pope Francis: Basketball is a sport that ‘lifts you up to the heavens’

May 31, 2021

By CNA Staff

He made the remark during an audience with members of the Italian Basketball Federation. Read more

Sister Jean Dolores-Schmidt at the first round game of the NCAA Tournament in Dallas, TX., on Thursday, March 15, 2018.

Meet Sister Jean: 98-year-old nun and March Madness Twitter celebrity

Mar 22, 2018

By Christine Rousselle

In the first weekend of the March Madness tournament, the most tweeted-about person might not have been a basketball player,... Read more

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The Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C.

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Pope Francis addresses members of the Roman Rota in the Vatican’s Clementine Hall, Jan. 27, 2022.

Pope Francis urges Roman Rota to work with ‘synodal spirit’