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As Olympics get underway, French Catholics hold prayer vigil for athletes

RNS On Thursday, hundreds of French Catholics gathered in the Basilica Cathedral of Saint-Denis, the northern Paris suburb hosting the Olympic Village, to pray and bless athletes before the competition’s Friday opening.  Joseph Green, a 22-year-old track-and-field runner from Guam, broke into tears as the crowd massed around him in a prayer chain. “It got […]

As Russian threat escalates, prominent US faith leaders hold peace vigil for Ukraine

US Ukraine vigil

RNS More than a dozen faith leaders offered prayers for a peaceful resolution to the escalating conflict between Russia and Ukraine during an online vigil Wednesday hosted by the Episcopal Church and the Friends Committee on National Legislation. “There are people and children of God whose lives and freedom are threatened and so we pray,” […]