Tag: Sports
Olympians welcome Pope’s promotion of sports as ‘peacebuilding’
Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee, praises Pope Francis’ emphasis on sport as offering a way to unite people...
Pope prays for Paralympians and victims of 2016 Italy earthquake
In his greetings to Italian-speaking faithful during the General Audience on Wednesday, Pope Francis turned his thoughts toward the 2020 Paralympic Games, which kicked off in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Pope to young athletes: Sports builds bridges
On Wednesday morning, after the General Audience, Pope Francis received a small number of athletes who were to participate tomorrow in an event called “We Run Together”.