Articles on this issue "soccer"
Many of the 40,000 prostitutes arriving to Germany in the next 17 days to "service" World Cup fans will be there against their will, says Caritas Internationalis. "This may be the world's …
read moreThe Coalition Against Trafficking in Women has launched a campaign against the prostitution market that is developing for the World Cup competition in Germany this summer. In a communiqué …
read moreThe Union of European Conferences of Major Superiors is supporting initiatives of some women's religious congregations against sexual exploitation during this summer's World Cup competition in …
read moreBenedict XVI launched an appeal against racial discrimination, in a message read at the start of a soccer match between Italy and Germany. The message was read Wednesday night at Artemio …
read morePortuguese Catholics have welcomed soccer fans, arriving in the country for the European championship, by greatly extending the opening hours of their churches. In the city of Aveiro, one of …
read moreJohn Paul II received the players of the Italian soccer team and a delegation of the Polish team, who came to congratulate him for his 25 years of pontificate. Fabio Cannavaro, captain of the …
read moreWhen meeting with referees of the Italian Soccer Championship and other sportsmen, John Paul II said that sports should be a school of human formation, inspired by authentic values. The …
read moreA cardinal called for timely humanitarian aid, respect for POWs' rights, and the avoidance of reporting that treats the Iraqi war as if it were "a soccer match." "That Saddam Hussein and his …
read moreJohn Paul II highlighted the moral values that sport fosters, when he received the players, trainers and directors of Real Madrid, the champion soccer club of Europe. The Pope, for whom soccer …
read moreAs the World Cup championship continued, John Paul II appealed to those who engage in soccer and other sports to be "witnesses of fraternity," especially by promoting initiatives in favor of …
read moreCoinciding with the Korea-Japan World Cup is a campaign to sensitize public opinion against the abuse of child labor. The "Lets Kick the Abuse of Children" initiative was launched by Mani Tese …
read moreRomes soccer team will give John Paul II the first commemorative T-shirt marking its status as the Italian Leagues new champions. The T-shirt, with red and yellow stripes and the word …
read moreJohn Paul II today expressed his sorrow over the deaths of 126 people at a soccer match late Wednesday in the Accra stadium in Ghana. In a message sent to Archbishop Dominic Kodwo Andoh of …
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