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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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Archbishop Valerian Maduka Okeke of the Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha during Holy Mass to officially launch the centenary celebrations of Bigard Memorial Major Seminary. Credit: Bigard Memorial Major Seminary

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Plenary Assembly of members of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference (GCBC). Credit: GCBC

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Catholic Charity Foundation Launches Funds Drive in Portugal to Support Victims of Jihadist Attacks in Burkina Faso

Archbishop Valerian Maduka Okeke of the Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha during Holy Mass to officially launch the centenary celebrations of Bigard Memorial Major Seminary. Credit: Bigard Memorial Major Seminary

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Pope Francis raises his glass at the start of a lunch with poor and economically disadvantaged people in the Vatican's Paul VI Hall on Nov. 19, 2023. / Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA

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Stephen Cardinal Brislin (left) and Bishop Sylvester David (right)

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USCCB president Archbishop Timothy Broglio (left); Bishop Mark Seitz, head of the USCCB migration committee (center); and Bishop Michael Burbidge, chairman of the USCCB’s pro-life committee, speak to media at the USCCB fall plenary assembly on Nov. 12, 2024.   / Credit: Jonathan Liedl

U.S. Bishops Will Speak Out "loudly" If Trump’s Mass Deportation Rhetoric Becomes Reality

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Mauritius’ Catholic Bishop Hails Electorate for “orderly” General Elections, Exemplifying “democratic maturity”

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