As I mentioned in my blog post this past Friday, this weekend marked the start of the 2010 Clericus Cup soccer tournament in Rome, a unique tournament for seminarians and priests living in Rome. On Saturday morning, on the field of the Pontifical Oratory of St. Peter, the team from the Neocatcechumenal Way’s Redemptoris Mater […]
Just after being appointed the Vatican’s Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone was interviewed about his love of sport, specifically soccer. He made headlines when he said he hoped the Vatican could one day have it’s very own FIFA recognized soccer team. The media attention grew when it was discovered that the Vatican City State […]
With the Winter Olympics underway in Vancouver, Catholic News Service takes a look at the Church and sports. John Thavis and Carol Glatz report. To download Flash Player please click here