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July 26, 2021

Pope Francis: May Olympic Games be sign of hope during pandemic

Fireworks light up the sky at the stadium during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Summer Olympics July 23, 2021.

VATICAN CITY -- As thousands of athletes gathered for the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Pope Francis gave them his blessing and extended it to those organizing and supporting the events.

Published in International
August 8, 2016

God and the Olympic Games

Rio de Janeiro's Mayor Eduardo Paes, in untucked dress shirt; Brazilian Olympic Committee President Carlos Arthur Nuzman, in khaki pants; and leaders of different religions pray next to the Olympic Flag in front of "Christ the Redeemer" statue during a blessing ceremony in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 19, 2012

The XXXI Olympic Games, the 16-day athletic love-fest to a samba beat in Rio de Janeiro, are a secular endeavour featuring more fanfare than faith, more spectacle than spirit.

Published in Features
July 30, 2016

Olympic pressure? Wrestler relies on faith to help him cope

Olympic wrestler Kyle Snyder speaks to students at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School in Olney, Md., Sept. 23, 2015. The former student is headed to Brazil to compete in the Summer Games.

WASHINGTON – Kyle Snyder's knack for making history began during his junior year of high school, when he helped win the first-ever state championship for the wrestling team of Our Lady of Good Counsel in Olney, Maryland. In March 2015, Snyder helped Ohio State win its first national title in wrestling, and in September of that same year, Snyder became the youngest world champion in the history of USA wrestling.

Published in Faith
July 22, 2016

Catholic priest to coordinate interreligious centre at Olympic Village

An aerial view of Rio de Janeiro July 16 shows the Christ the Redeemer statue with Maracana stadium in the background.

SAO PAULO – About two weeks before the opening ceremony for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Father Leandro Lenin Tavares was putting the final touches on what he hopes will be a very successful spiritual mission: coordinating the interreligious centre for athletes at the Olympic Village.

Published in International