Pope Francis: greetings for AFC Chapecoense
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| Pope francis with players of the AFC Chapecoense football club, August 30, 2017 (pool photo by Maurizio Brambatti for ANSA).- ANSA |
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis had special
greetings on Wednesday for the players, coaches, and staff of Brazil’s Chapecoense soccer
club, who were present at the weekly General Audience.
“My desire for you is that you grow in the wisdom that comes
from God,” said Pope Francis in greetings to Potruguese-speaking pilgrims,
which included the soccer club-members, “in order that, having been made
experts in the things of God, you might be able to communicate to others the
sweetness of His love.”
Air tragedy
Chapecoense suffered tragedy on November 28th,
2016, when the LaMia Flight 2933 carrying the club’s
first team crashed en route from Bolivia to Colombia, killing all but three
members of the squad. Two of the survivors, Jackson Follman and Alan
Ruschel, were in attendance, and met with Pope Francis along with the other
members of the club on the sidelines of the Audience on
Wednesday.
Friendly match in spirit of solidarity
Chapecoense is in Rome for a friendly
against A.S. Roma at Olympic Stadium on Friday, organized to
raise funds for the Brazilian club.
“This is a friendly organized for purposes of
solidarity,” A.S. Roma’s ticketing manager, Carlo Feliziani,
explained earlier this week to Radio Roma. “We hope our fans will come to the
stadium, both to see the match and to help Chapecoense get
back on their feet,” he continued. “Ticket prices will be very low,” he
explained, “€10 for end-zone seats and €25 for more central seats.”
Kick-off is scheduled for 20:45 on Friday,
September 1st.
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