Vatican, Oct. 07 (CWNews.com) – The Vatican’s office on sports– an agency of the Pontifical Council for the Laity–is organizing its first seminar in Rome for November 11-12.
The new Vatican bureau is inviting 45 leaders from the world of athletics to participate in the 2-day discussion, reported Father Kevin Lixey, who is heading the initiative. The objective of the seminar– which will be held in the St. Calistus palace in Rome’s Trastevere section– is to stimulate thought on the Church’s role in the world of sports.
Father Lixey told the I Media news agency that he hopes the seminar will furnish guidance for the future of his bureau. He explained that the Vatican is looking for appropriate ways to provide guidance for sporting associations– whether they are Catholic or not– and thus to encourage a healthy approach to athletic competition. The Vatican is also interested in pointing out models of Christian athletic competition. [Source]
Here is a post I did before when the office on sports was first announced which includes a great (non-photoshopped) picture of the late and great Pope John Paul II. I see now that the post also pointed to our following team captain.
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The Battling Bishop you linked to in your previous post is actually the mascot of my college — and a very sad college it is, too. Furthermore, the mascot is a complete fraud. The school is Methodist, and the mascot is depicted in a cassock, cincture, and biretta, but Methodist “bishops” (they apparently purport to have such things) have never dressed like this! Sadly, nobody has listened to my suggestion that the school be turned over to the Church and renamed in honor of St. Odo, who actually WAS a battling bishop.
Is the head of the CYO attending? Hey, around here, it IS a major sports organization! 😉