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

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

May 31, 2021

Pope Francis described basketball on Monday as “a sport that lifts you up to the heavens.”  

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