Articles on this issue "soccer"
Spain's World Cup-winning soccer team has postponed a papal audience that was set to take place in Rome on Valentine's Day. The Royal Spanish Football Federation cited "irrevocable …
read moreIn the wake of the FIFA World Cup, which ended July 11, it has been pointed out that soccer as a sport lacks a patron. Journalist Albert Christian Sellner suggested in the Austrian paper, "Der …
read moreThe soccer World Cup in South Africa has brought to the country a greater sense of communion with the international community and solidarity among the countries of Africa, says the archbishop …
read moreDays before the final game of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the South African bishops' conference is responding to threats that xenophobic violence will soon follow. "There have been rumors in …
read moreAs the FIFA World Cup progresses in South Africa, another international soccer tournament is also under way: the 8-week Peace Cup. The South African Peace Cup, which began June 5, has gathered …
read moreBishop Giuseppe Sandri blessed one of the stadiums that will be used for this year's FIFA World Cup. On Monday the bishop of Witbank was given access to the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit, one …
read moreBishops of southern African nations are trying to bring global attention to the problem of human trafficking in their region. The prelates, collaborating with the group Planet Waves, organized …
read moreThe relics of St. Thérèse of Lisieux will be in South Africa for the first time ever during while that country hosts the 2010 FIFA World Cup. A press release from the Southern African Catholic …
read moreIn 36 days, the 2010 FIFA World Cup will begin in Johannesburg, South Africa. As Church and civil leaders prepare for the event, human trafficking is a top concern. ZENIT spoke with the …
read moreThe South African bishops are developing resources for soccer's World Cup fans, including a virtual chapel where people can light a "candle" for their teams and donate money to charity. Some …
read moreBy Catherine Smibert Sports have often been a language to cross cultures and continents. So that would make the main language of Italy, and its capital, soccer. It is also a predominant …
read moreMany are muting their cheers for the World Cup competition just getting under way in Germany. In the months leading up to the event, protests grew over plans to "import" large numbers of women …
read moreMany are muting their cheers for the World Cup competition just getting under way in Germany. In the months leading up to the event, protests grew over plans to "import" large numbers of women …
read moreA Holy See representative denounced the prostitution industry that will loom in the background of the World Cup soccer competition in Germany. Archbishop Agostino Marchetto, secretary of the …
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