Sight-Seeing: How the Olympics opening ceremony was a missed opportunity for Christians

NILS VON KALM reflects on the recent controversy over the Olympic Games opening ceremony…
Postcards: Models of boats donated for answered prayers hang in basilica in Marseille, Olympic sailing host

GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO, of Associated Press, reports from the French coastal city…
Pouring rain disrupts Games after drenched opening ceremony

Paris, France Reuters Pouring rain in Paris on Saturday forced the men’s Olympics street skateboarding competition to be postponed and tennis matches were also delayed, while athletes had mixed feelings about how to cope with the unexpectedly wet weather. On Friday, a dazzling but soaked opening ceremony for the Summer Games saw thousands of athletes […]
Pope Francis calls for Olympic truce for countries at war, prays for peace

Vatican City AP Pope Francis on Sunday voiced his hope that the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games will provide an opportunity for countries at war to respect an ancient Greek tradition and establish a truce for the duration of the Games. “According to ancient tradition, may the Olympics be an opportunity to establish a truce […]
Paris 2024 opening ceremony will be daring, joyful, organisers say

Paris, France Reuters The Paris Olympics’ opening ceremony next Friday will be a joyful, daring and atypical show in which artists and athletes together celebrate Paris, France and the Games alongside the river Seine, the ceremony’s organisers said. Unlike for previous Olympics, the Paris 2024 opening ceremony will not take place in a stadium. Instead, […]
Olympic Games: France races to head off ISIS-K threat

GABRIEL STARGARDTER and JULIETTE JABKHIRO, of Reuters, report on security efforts ahead of next week’s Olympic Games…
Deja-vu? In Olympics push, France ramps up war on fakes

Paris, France Reuters In the touristy Saint-Ouen flea market, not far from the Stade de France where athletes will compete in this summer’s Paris Olympics, police officers swarmed in at dawn on 3rd April and shut down 11 stores selling counterfeit bags and shoes. They confiscated 63,000 items of clothing, shoes and leather goods, including […]
Wow!: Brazilian athletes drop Olympic dreams to help flood victims

LEONARDO BENANSATTO and RICARDO BRITO, of Reuters, report from Porto Alegre…
Olympic flame arrives in Marseille amid tight security

Marseille, France Reuters The Olympic flame landed on French soil amid tight security on Wednesday, firing the starting gun on a summer extravaganza of sport that President Emmanuel Macron hopes will showcase the splendours of France and burnish his legacy. The flame arrived in Marseille, a port city in southern France founded by Greek merchants, […]
Jail overcrowding: Ahead of Olympics, a packed Paris prison braces for crowds of inmates

LAYLI FOROUDI, of Reuters, reports on the issues facing authorities at Villepinte prison amid pressures resulting from a police crackdown that aims to clear a poor suburb of petty crime and street vendors before the Paris 2024 Olympics…