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Meet the priest serving ‘even nonbelievers’ at the Milan Winter Olympics
The role of chaplains at the Olympic Games is not just for Catholics and other believers, according to a priest…
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U.S. Olympics will ban men from competing in women’s competitions after Trump order
Algeria’s Imane Khelif (in red) punches Italy’s Angela Carini in the women’s 66kg preliminaries round of 16 boxing match during…
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U.S. telecom company pulls Olympics ads following Last Supper parody
“C Spire drew a common-sense, appropriate line,” said Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves about the company’s decision. / Credit: QubixStudio/Shutterstock ACI…
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Muslim leaders condemn ‘disgraceful’ Olympics scene: It ‘offended us as much as them’
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (left) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. / Credit: Majid Saeedi/Getty Images; Grzegorz Wajda/SOPA…
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120 chaplains offer spiritual support to athletes during Paris Olympics
The Olympic flag flutters during a practice session at Eiffel Tower Stadium in Paris on July 24, 2024, ahead of…
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'Words cannot describe it': Bishop urges 'renewed zeal' in face of 'heinous' Last Supper mockery at Olympics
Smoke billows near windows as performers participate in the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on…
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5 Catholic sites worth visiting in Paris during the Summer Olympics
A picture taken on March 27, 2019, shows a scaffold during the restoration of Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral in Paris.…
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Pope Francis’ desire for Olympics is to foster world peace, which is ‘seriously threatened’
“The Olympic Games are, by their very nature, about peace, not war,” Pope Francis emphasized, noting that “the five intertwined…
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