By Dana O’Neil, CNN

(CNN) — The Villanova and Notre Dame men’s and women’s basketball teams will be taking a Roman holiday next season.

In a nod to the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American Pope and a Villanova graduate, the two Catholic universities will officially announce today a doubleheader to be played in Rome on November 1, a source tells CNN Sports.

The men’s game will be played at 9:30 a.m. ET and aired on Fox, and the women’s game will tip off at noon ET on FS1. The site of the games has yet to be finalized.

The two schools have been talking about the historic event for months, as a way to celebrate both their Catholic missions and Pope Leo XIV. The Wildcats and Fighting Irish teams are expected to enjoy an audience with the Pope in advance of the games as well as celebrate a shared Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica.

A native of Chicago, Pope Leo, then known as Robert Prevost, graduated from Villanova in 1977 with a degree in mathematics.

He joined the Order of Saint Augustine – Villanova and Merrimack are the only two Augustinian universities in the US – before embarking on missionary work in Peru.

Upon Pope Leo’s election in May 2025, Villanova students and faculty flocked to the on-campus chapel as the church bells rang out across the Philadelphia campus.

The historic event even brought a number of the priests on campus out to reminisce on their own personal stories about their connections with the man they once knew as “Bob.’’

Now, “Bob” will be welcoming his Wildcats and the Irish to his new neighborhood.

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* WHAT…Northeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph
expected. Local gusts to 65 mph.

* WHERE…Interstate 5 Corridor and Southern Ventura County
Mountains.

* WHEN…Until 2 PM PDT this afternoon.

* IMPACTS…Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree
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* WHAT…Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph
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* WHERE…Calabasas and Agoura Hills, Central Ventura County
Valleys, Santa Clarita Valley, Santa Susana Mountains,
Southeastern Ventura County Valleys, Ventura County Beaches,
Ventura County Inland Coast, Western San Fernando Valley, and
Western Santa Monica Mountains Recreational Area.

* WHEN…Until 2 PM PDT this afternoon.

* IMPACTS…Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree
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* WHAT…North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected.

* WHERE…Santa Lucia Mountains.

* WHEN…Until 8 AM PDT this morning.

* IMPACTS…Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree
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By Ivana Kottasová

(CNN) — British counter-terrorism officers, some wearing protective clothing, are examining the scene near the Israeli embassy in London after police said an unnamed group claimed to have targeted the building with drones carrying dangerous substances.

The Metropolitan Police said officers were examining items found in the vicinity and whether they were linked to the claim made in an online video.

A video circulating online shows two drones being handled by an unidentified person wearing a protective suit. The video claims the embassy was the target, but doesn’t show any actual attack.

The police said: “While we can confirm that the Embassy has not been attacked, we are carrying out urgent enquiries to determine the authenticity of the video and to identify any potential link between it and the items discarded in Kensington Gardens.”

The Royal Parks, the charity that operates Kensington Gardens, said the park would be closed until further notice.

The news comes as the Counter Terrorism Policing unit said it was investigating and making arrests in three separate recent arson attacks in London: an attack on Jewish community ambulances last month, and an attempted arson attack at a synagogue and an arson attack on the offices of a Persian language media organization, both of which happened on Wednesday.

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