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Catholic Leaders Join French Bishops in Condemning Last Supper Scene at Paris Olympics Opening

Jul 27, 2024

The opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics has sparked global controversy among Catholic leaders for its parody of Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper. The French Bishops' Conference, along with prominent prelates worldwide, condemned the portrayal featuring drag queens as apostles, calling it a mockery of Christianity.

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Participants during the Teen STAR Congress in Nairobi.

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Members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference (GCBC). Credit: GCBC

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Pope Francis speaks on the solemnity Christ the King in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Nov. 24, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

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Pope Francis celebrates Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on the feast of Christ the King, Nov. 21, 2021. / Credit: Vatican Media

Christ the King: Pope Pius XI’s Hope for "lasting peace among the nations"

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Bishop Joseph Maluki Mwongela during Our Lady of Lourdes Mutomo College of Health Sciences (OLLMCHS) 2nd graduation ceremony and the 60th anniversary of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Mutomo (OLLMH). Credit: Capuchin TV/OLLMCHS

Graduands at Kenyan Catholic Medical College Cautioned against “looking for money”, Urged to Prioritize “touching lives”

Pope Francis speaks on the solemnity Christ the King in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Nov. 24, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

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Nave of St. Josaphat Ukranian Catholic Cathedral in Parma, Ohio. / Credit: Nheyob, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Eastern Catholics Begin Nativity Fast to Empty Themselves as Did Christ in the Incarnation

Pope Francis celebrates Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on the feast of Christ the King, Nov. 21, 2021. / Credit: Vatican Media

Christ the King: Pope Pius XI’s Hope for "lasting peace among the nations"

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