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FOCUS missionaries join Catholic team supporting Olympic athletes in Paris

July 31, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Father Joseph Fitzgerald and the Varsity Catholic missionaries are among the 40 Catholic priests, nuns, and laypeople offering spiritual support to the Olympic athletes in Paris. / Credit: Amber Moseley/FOCUS Varsity Catholic

Washington, D.C. N… […]

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120 chaplains offer spiritual support to athletes during Paris Olympics

July 29, 2024 Catholic News Agency 3

The Olympic flag flutters during a practice session at Eiffel Tower Stadium in Paris on July 24, 2024, ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games. / Credit: ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 29, 2024 / 12:40 pm (CNA).
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Catholic leaders join French bishops in condemning Last Supper scene at Paris Olympics opening

July 27, 2024 Catholic News Agency 35

The Last Supper by Da Vinci. / null

CNA Newsroom, Jul 27, 2024 / 13:00 pm (CNA).
Bishops and prominent prelates from around the world have joined the French Bishops’ Conference and U.S. bishops in criticizing the Paris Olympics opening ceremony… […]

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5 Catholic sites worth visiting in Paris during the Summer Olympics

July 27, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

A picture taken on March 27, 2019, shows a scaffold during the restoration of Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral in Paris. / Credit: LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP via Getty Images

CNA Staff, Jul 27, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA).
The city of Paris is hosting the 2024 S… […]

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Catholics, others respond to mockery of Last Supper at Paris Olympics

July 26, 2024 Catholic News Agency 7

In reparation for the blasphemy, Bishop Donald Hying of Madison, Wisconsin, called on Catholics to “fast and pray, renew our devotion to the Eucharist, the Sacred Heart and the Virgin Mary.” / Credit: "EWTN News Nightly" / Screenshot

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French Dominican friar created the motto for the Olympic Games

July 26, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

The motto of the modern Olympic Games, “Faster, Higher, Stronger,” was coined by French Dominican friar Louis Henri Didon. / Credit: Pixabay / Public Domain

ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 26, 2024 / 17:45 pm (CNA).
The motto of the modern Olympic Games,… […]

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Pope Francis and Holy See sports association to Olympic athletes: ‘Win the medal of fraternity’

July 26, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

Norwegian players Christian Sorum (L), Anders Mol (2ndL) and Australian players Zachery Schubert (2ndR) and Thomas Hodges (R) take part in a practice session ahead of the opening of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Eiffel Tower Stadium in Par… […]

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‘Strong faith and humility’ mark swimmer Katie Ledecky’s life, her former principal says

July 23, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

Katie Ledecky visits students at Stone Ridge of the Sacred Heart School following the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic games / Credit: Stone Ridge of the Sacred Heart School

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 23, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA).
Katie Ledecky, an… […]

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