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2024 Summer Olympics

Catholic Bishops around the world Demand Olympic Committee Formal Apology for “blasphemous” Paris 2024 Olympic Opening

Aug 2, 2024

In a strongly worded open letter, Catholic cardinals and bishops from around the world are calling on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to “repudiate” and “apologize” for the “intentionally hateful mockery” of the Last Supper during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics.

“It‘s very sad that the Olympics, created to unite people, are now used to divide them,” says Jacopo Coghe of Italy’s Pro Vita & Famiglia (Pro Life and Family) association. / Credit: CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

"Faith is not a game": Pro-life Association Denounces Indoctrination at Olympics

Aug 2, 2024

In the wake of the July 26 parody of the Last Supper led by a drag queen, an Italian pro-life association launched an awareness campaign.

120 Chaplains Offer Spiritual Support to Athletes during Paris Olympics

Jul 29, 2024

Among the chaplains, 40 Catholic priests, nuns, and laypeople are catering to the spiritual needs of the Olympic athletes in the Multifaith Center.

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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.

In reparation for the blasphemy, Bishop Donald Hying of Madison, Wisconsin, called on Catholics to “fast and pray, renew our devotion to the Eucharist, the Sacred Heart and the Virgin Mary.” / Credit: "EWTN News Nightly" / Screenshot

Catholics, Others Respond to Mockery of Last Supper at Paris Olympics

Jul 27, 2024

A drag queen-led parody of the Last Supper featured during Friday’s opening ceremonies of the 2024 Paris Olympics has sparked a wave of incensed reactions and denunciations.

"Win the medal of fraternity": Pope Francis and Holy See Sports Association to Olympic Athletes

Jul 26, 2024

Pope Francis and Athletica Vaticana have invited all athletes participating in the 2024 Olympic Games to harness the “great social power of sport” to unite people and be witnesses of peace.

In reparation for the blasphemy, Bishop Donald Hying of Madison, Wisconsin, called on Catholics to “fast and pray, renew our devotion to the Eucharist, the Sacred Heart and the Virgin Mary.” / Credit: "EWTN News Nightly" / Screenshot

Catholics, others respond to mockery of Last Supper at Paris Olympics

Jun 30, 2024

A drag queen-led parody of the Last Supper featured during Friday’s opening ceremonies of the 2024 Paris Olympics has sparked a wave of incensed reactions and denunciations.