Pope hopes FIFA World Cup will be
an occasion of dialogue and encounter
The 2018 FIFA World Cup logo on a building in Moscow.- AFP |
Pope Francis looked ahead to a month of top class football
during his General Audience expressing his hope the FIFA World Cup Russia will
favour solidarity and peace among nations.
By Linda Bordoni
Pope Francis has expressed his hope that the
about-to-begin Football World Championship will prove to be an
occasion for “encounter, dialogue and brotherhood between different cultures
and religions, and that it will favour solidarity and peace among nations”.
Speaking at the end of the weekly General Audience in
St. Peter’s Square, the Pope mentioned that tomorrow, Thursday 14 June, the
Championship kicks off in Russia.
“I wish to send my cordial greetings to the athletes and
organizers, as well as to all those who will be following the event through the
media,” an event, he said, that overcomes every barrier.
The “2018 FIFA World Cup Russia” is scheduled to take place
from 14 June to 15 July. The game inaugurating the Championship sees the host
country Russia against Saudi Arabia.
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