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Religion and the Rise of Sport in England, by Hugh McLeod
February 01, 2023
Religion and the Rise of Sport in England Hugh McLeod Oxford University Press, £30, 304 pages A visitor from 200 years ago, landing in England in late autumn 2022, might be forgiven for thinking that Christianity had given way to a new cult centred on large screens in public houses with a 90-min-ute long service
The virtue of games
June 28, 2022
Catholic education includes an emphasis on cultivation of the body through sport, says Nick Ripatrazone, introducing the young to fortitude and justice
Pope Francis: Praise for Gino Bartali, ‘Righteous among the Nations’
January 03, 2021
Italy's Gazzetta dello Sport published extracts of a broad-ranging interview with Pope Francis on Saturday, in which he reminisced about growing up on the pitch and at the soccer stadium -- and on the basketball court -- and shared some stories that tell of how athletes can make a difference. 
Banning sport on Sunday isn’t a ‘war on athletics’
May 23, 2019
Archbishop Allen Vigneron issued a new policy last week banning sports games and practices on Sundays in Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Detroit. The order came in response to parents who objected to having to “split” the family between multiple games and practices on the same day, who found themselves squeezing Mass in between
Another Catholic manager has won the Premier League. Here’s why we shouldn’t be surprised
May 21, 2017
Antonio Conte, manager of Chelsea, is on the record about the strength of his faith, telling newspapers about his prayer life and about meeting the Pope
Pope Francis sends video message to Super Bowl
February 06, 2017
The Pope said he hope the Super Bowl would provide 'a sign of peace, friendship and solidarity for the world'
Chicago priests celebrate Cubs’ World Series triumph
November 08, 2016
Clergy in Chicago are continuing to celebrate after their team ended a 108-year curse
World Cup 2014 influenced timing of Benedict XVI’s resignation, says aide
October 03, 2016
The retired pope had hoped to stay in the papacy until 2014, according to Mgr Georg Gaenswein
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