Daily Archives: July 27, 2012

ST. PIUS X AND THE OLYMPIC GAMES

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Gertrude

Vatican City, 27 July 2012 – It was 1908 when, in the wake of a serious economic crisis, Rome renounced hosting the Olympic Games which were eventually celebrated in London, England. In the same year Pierre de Coubertin, the founder … Continue reading →

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The Church will be an Olympic winner, says Mgr. Vladimir Felzmann

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

Mgr Vladimir Felzmann is chief executive of the John Paul II Foundation for Sport. He wrote recently on Catholic Herald: The original Games – the first of which was just a single sprint race – were situated in Olympia precisely … Continue reading →

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