Some 200 participants will gather in Rome next week for an international conference on sport and spirituality, hosted by the Vatican and the French Embassy of the Holy See, ahead of the Paris Olympics. sauce: Vatican news.
The May 16-18 event, titled “Risk Our Lives,” will feature professional, Paralympic and amateur athletes, representatives of international sports organizations, sports club managers, university students, sports ministers and more. Participants come together to think about spiritual issues. The meaning of what has become one of the most practiced and supported cultural activities in modern society.
Cardinal José Tolentino Mendonça, who opened the conference, said that sport has always been linked to the spiritual side of life, as Pope Francis has emphasized several times.
“Looking at the history of sport alongside the history of the church, there have been many moments when sport became an inspiration and metaphor for the Christian life, or when Christianity itself enriched sport with a humanistic vision. ” said the Minister of Culture and Education at a press conference yesterday.
Participants will discuss why sports are so popular today, identify risks, assess their relevance in building a more fraternal, tolerant and just society, and discuss the importance of sports in competitive sports. Discern how God appears.
Cardinal Mendonça said the purpose of the conference was to find answers to two fundamental questions: “What does sport communicate to the Church?” and “What does the church say about sports?”
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Rome to host international conference on sport and spirituality (written by Lisa Zengarini) vatican news)
